cataclysm

• Sustantivo que designa un evento súbito, violento y de gran escala que causa destrucción masiva o conmoción, como un desastre natural o una gran calamidad.

A noun referring to a sudden, violent, and large-scale event or change, often causing widespread destruction or upheaval, such as a natural disaster or a great misfortune.

1. Geological upheavalC1formal

   A sudden and violent physical change in the Earth's crust, such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

   Cataclismo geológico

   • The ancient city was destroyed by a volcanic cataclysm.
   • Geologists study evidence of past cataclysms to predict future events.
   • The earthquake was a cataclysm that reshaped the coastline.

   Sinónimoscatastropheconvulsiondisasterparoxysmupheaval

2. Disastrous eventC1formal

   An event causing great and sudden damage, suffering, or loss.

   Cataclismo

   • The war was a cataclysm that affected generations.
   • The financial crash was a cataclysm for the global economy.
   • The flood was a cataclysm that left thousands homeless.

   Sinónimosapocalypsecalamitycatastrophedevastationdisasterholocaustruintragedyupheaval