cataclasm

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noun

A breaking apart; disruption.

OriginAncient Greek κατάκλασμα →
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Meanings

nouncataclasm (plural cataclasms)

plural cataclasms

  1. rareA breaking apart; disruption.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκατάκλασμα
  2. Englishcataclasm

From Ancient Greek κατάκλασμα (katáklasma), from κατακλᾶν (kataklân, “break down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + κλᾶν (klân, “to break”).

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cataclasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclasm

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“cataclasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclasm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cataclasm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclasm.

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