cataclysmic
pronunciation
How to pronounce cataclysmic in British English:
UK [ˌkætə'klɪzmɪk]
How to pronounce cataclysmic in American English:
US [ˌkætə'klɪzmɪk]
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- Adjective:
- severely destructive
Word Origin
- cataclysmic (adj.)
- 1837, from cataclysm + -ic. Related: Cataclysmical (1857); cataclysmically.
Example
- 1. Cataclysmic housing crises are easy to spot , but also rare .
- 2. Mexica mythology was full of wrath , death and enough cataclysmic destruction for a hollywood movie .
- 3. Iceland increased its benchmark interest rate for the first time since its cataclysmic bank crash of 2008 .
- 4. Beyond this , his book , though very readable , does not add greatly to our understanding of the cataclysmic event that set the first half of the 20th century on its disastrous course .
- 5. The aim is to avoid cataclysmic war , or domination by one country , by uniting while still pursuing national advantage .