🌋cataclysm (kataklism)

noun
/ˈkætəˌklɪzəm/
cataclysme (cataclysme)

Signification

A sudden and violent event that causes great destruction or upheaval.
Traduction de la signification
Un événement soudain et violent qui cause une grande destruction ou un bouleversement.
Un événement soudain et violent qui cause une grande destruction ou un bouleversement.

Phrases d'exemple

The earthquake was a cataclysm that reshaped the city.

Le tremblement de terre a été un cataclysme qui a redessiné la ville.
Le tremblement de terre a été un cataclysme qui a redessiné la ville.

Synonymes

disaster, catastrophe, upheaval, calamity, devastation

Antonymes

blessing, fortune, miracle

Collocations

natural cataclysm, political cataclysm, global cataclysm, sudden cataclysm

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