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1
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
- an ancient cataclysm that may have been the basis for the Flood described in the Bible
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2
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
- the earthquake that struck Lisbon in 1755, killing 30,000 people, was one of the greatest cataclysms ever recorded
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- apocalypse,
- calamity,
- catastrophe,
- debacle
- (also débâcle),
- disaster,
- tragedy
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3
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
- a social cataclysm that gave rise to a new world order
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- insurgency,
- insurrection,
- mutiny,
- overthrow,
- overturn,
- rebellion,
- revolt,
- revolution,
- subversion,
- unrest,
- uprising,
- upset
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“Cataclysm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataclysm. Accessed 12 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of cataclysm was in 1599
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