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cataclysm

noun

/ˈkætəˌklɪzəm/

Meaning

A sudden and violent event that causes great destruction or upheaval.

The earthquake was a cataclysm that reshaped the city.

disaster, catastrophe, upheaval, calamity, devastation

blessing, fortune, miracle

natural cataclysm, political cataclysm, global cataclysm, sudden cataclysm

A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.

a sweet, sticky substance made by bees from flower nectar

a waterbird with dark plumage that lives near ponds and wetlands

a sealed cooking pot that uses steam pressure to cook food faster

the origin or beginning of something