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cataclysmnoun a great flow of water or of something that overwhelmsan ancient cataclysm that may have been the basis for the Flood described in the Bible alluvion, bath, cataract, deluge, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent current, river, stream, tidecloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouringflux, inflow, influxengulfment, washoutavalanche, blizzardcascade, waterfallexcess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus drought(also drouth) dribble, drip, trickle a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destructionthe earthquake that struck Lisbon in 1755, killing 30,000 people, was one of the greatest cataclysms ever recorded apocalypse, calamity, catastrophe, debacle(also débâcle), disaster, tragedy bloodbath, collapse, crash, meltdownArmageddon, doomsday, end-timeconvulsion, paroxysm, upheavalaccident, casualty, fatalitymisadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishapblast, blow, double whammy, one-two(or one-two punch) godsend, manna, windfall a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)a social cataclysm that gave rise to a new world order bouleversement, convulsion, earthquake, paroxysm, storm, tempest, tumult, upheaval, uproar insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upsetfit, seizure, spasmeruption, flare-up, outbreak, outburstbluster, bobbery, bustle, coil, commotion, furor, furore, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, pandemonium, rout, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, to-do, turmoil, welter, williwawquaking, rocking, shaking, trembling in 1599 |