Associations to the word «Cataclysm»

Wiktionary

CATACLYSM, noun. A sudden, violent event.
CATACLYSM, noun. (geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
CATACLYSM, noun. A great flood.

Dictionary definition

CATACLYSM, noun. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface.
CATACLYSM, noun. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke