Meaning: Cataclysm means a sudden large-scale violent political or social upheaval, catastrophe or devastation. When an event causes great suffering or misfortune, it can be referred to as a cataclysm.
Origin: The term cataclysm originally referred to the biblical Noah’s flood. It is derived from the French word cataclysme, via Latin from Greek kataklusmos meaning ‘deluge, from a combination of kata- ‘down’ and kluzein ‘to wash’. It has been in use in English since the early 17th Century.
Usage: The film turns the spotlight on the cataclysm of the Hiroshima bombing.
Try to read about the cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago.
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