Noun: cataclysm 'ka-tu,kli-zum
- An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable cataclysm";
- calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
- A sudden violent change in the earth's surface
"The volcanic eruption was a cataclysm that buried the ancient city";
- catastrophe
Derived forms: cataclysms
Type of: bad luck, geological phenomenon, misfortune
Encyclopedia: Cataclysm