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cataclysm

nounCommon GRE wordMore C words

a violent, large-scale upheaval or disaster

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In a sentence

Cataclysm in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing cataclysm in a sentence.

The eruption was a cataclysm that buried the entire valley in ash.

Synonyms
catastrophecalamitydisasterupheaval
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “cataclysm

Cataclysm (noun) means a violent, large-scale upheaval or disaster
Here is cataclysm used in an example sentence: "The eruption was a cataclysm that buried the entire valley in ash."
Common synonyms for cataclysm include catastrophe, calamity, disaster, upheaval.
Cataclysm is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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