Cataclysm – A large scale and violent event in the natural world
(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.
Another way to remember Cataclysm is:
The cat will clear some (cataclysm) of the rocks away after the large scale natural disaster.
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.