transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm ]
noun
Etymology: French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash — more at clyster
Date: 1599
1. : flood , deluge
2. : catastrophe 3a
3. : a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition ; broadly : an event that brings great changes
• cat·a·clys·mal ˌka-tə-ˈkliz-məl or cat·a·clys·mic -mik adjective
• cat·a·clys·mi·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb