All cataclysm synonyms
cat·a·clysm
C c noun cataclysm
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
- calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- debacle — A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- inundation — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.
- cataract — Cataracts are layers over a person's eyes that prevent them from seeing properly. Cataracts usually develop because of old age or illness.
- flooding — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- torrent — a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- waterloo — a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.