cataclysm
/ˈkætəˌklɪzəm/
noun
- A sudden, violent event that causes great change or destruction, such as a flood, earthquake, or war.
- The volcanic eruption was a natural cataclysm that buried several towns.
- The earthquake was a cataclysm that destroyed the entire city.
- Historians consider the world wars to be a cataclysm that reshaped global politics.
- A very big and sudden change or upheaval in someone's life or in society.
- The company's bankruptcy was a financial cataclysm for all its employees.
- The invention of the internet caused a cataclysm in how people communicate.
- Losing his job felt like a personal cataclysm that turned his life upside down.
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