n. 1 a a violent, esp. social or political, upheaval or disaster. b a great change. 2 a great flood or deluge. cataclysmal adj. cataclysmic adj. cataclysmically adv.
[ F cataclysme f. L cataclysmus f. Gk kataklusmos f. klusmos flood f. kluzo wash ]
CATACLYSM
Meaning of CATACLYSM in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012