cataclysm
Collocations
4ADJ.
liquid, stripped
VERB + CATACLYSM
caused, fear
CATACLYSM + NOUN
atmosphere
ADV.
inadvertently
Definitions
noun
A sudden, violent event.
While the disaster capitalism complex does not deliberately scheme to create cataclysms on which it feeds (though Iraq may be a notable exception), there is plenty of evidence that its component industries work very hard indeed to make that current disastrous trends continue unchallenged.
Judging by the sedimentary composition of the crust, it appears that Altaaya once possessed an atmosphere thick enough to support some form of liquid. What cataclysm stripped the atmosphere and left the planet to freeze is not currently known.
A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
A great flood.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
noun — a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5While the disaster capitalism complex does not deliberately scheme to create cataclysms on which it feeds (though Iraq may be a notable exception), there is plenty of evidence that its component indus
WiktionaryJudging by the sedimentary composition of the crust, it appears that Altaaya once possessed an atmosphere thick enough to support some form of liquid. What cataclysm stripped the atmosphere and left t
WiktionaryOn the anniversary of the cataclysm, there was an upsurge in zombie attacks.
Tatoeba · #10104641Tom lives in constant fear of a cataclysm.
Tatoeba · #10117972Tom inadvertently caused the cataclysm.
Tatoeba · #11097581