cataclysmal

cat·a·clysm

 (kăt′ə-klĭz′əm)

n.

1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.

2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.

3. A devastating flood.

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[French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, deluge, from Greek kataklusmos, from katakluzein, to inundate : kata-, intensive pref.; see cata- + kluzein, to wash away.]

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cat′a·clys′mic (-klĭz′mĭk), cat′a·clys′mal (-klĭz′məl) adj.

cat′a·clys′mi·cal·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cataclysmal - severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake" cataclysmic destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

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cataclysmal

adjective

Causing ruin or destruction:

calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous.

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Translations

cataclysmique

catastrofico