Mammoth Memory

Cataclysm – A large scale and violent event in the natural world

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced kat-uh-kliz-uhm) 

To remember the definition of the word cataclysm, use the following mnemonic:

"A catastrophe like this will clearly affect tourism" (cataclysm) he says while the large scale natural disaster destroys the city.

"A catastrophe like this will clearly affect tourism" (cataclysm) he says while the large scale natural disaster destroys the city.

Another way to remember Cataclysm is:

The cat will clear some (cataclysm) of the rocks away after the large scale natural disaster.

The cat will clear some (cataclysm) of the rocks away after the earthquake.

 

Examples of cataclysm in a sentence

A comet slamming into earth would be a cataclysm.

The tornado that swept through our town was a cataclysm that touched every family within the city limits.

After the hurricane, the cataclysm of an earthquake further disrupted life on the Asian continent.

 

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