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What is "cataclysmic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does cataclysmic mean in English? Meaning of cataclysmic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cataclysmic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cataclysmic": severely destructive

Adjective

  • Meaning: severely destructive
  • Example: cataclysmic nuclear war a cataclysmic earthquake
  • Synonyms: cataclysmal cataclysmic
  • Similar: destructive
  • Adjective: Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. 2005, Edmund White, My Women That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic: one had been judged and found wanting.2005, Edmund White, My Women That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic: one had been judged and found wanting.

    • Synonyms:

    catastrophic, calamitous, disastrous, tragic, ruinous, fatal, cataclysmal, catastrophal,

    Antonyms:

    fortunate, successful, advantageous, blessed, happy,

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