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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskatastrophal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kata-stro-faːl
"Die Krise führte zu katastrophalen Folgen für das Land."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or denoting a catastrophic event that causes sudden and violent changes or destruction.
"The asteroid impact triggered cataclysmic changes in the Earth's climate." - 2
Of or relating to a cataclysm; disastrously momentous on a massive scale.
"The region suffered a cataclysmic economic collapse after the war."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word kataklysmos, meaning deluge or flood, formed by kata- (down) and klyzein (to wash). It entered English in the 19th century via French cataclysmique, shifting from purely water-based floods to signify any violent, sudden, and destructive upheaval or disaster.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cataclysmic" is said worldwide
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cataclysmique
Transliteration: kata-kleez-meek
"L'éruption volcanique a eu des effets cataclysmiques sur la région."
katastrophal
Transliteration: kata-stro-faːl
"Die Krise führte zu katastrophalen Folgen für das Land."
cataclismico
Transliteration: kata-cleez-meeko
"Il terremoto ha avuto un impatto cataclismico sulla città."
cataclísmico
Transliteration: kata-cleez-meeko
"El cambio climático podría tener efectos cataclísmicos."
cataclísmico
Transliteration: kata-cleez-meeku
"A guerra resultou em perdas cataclísmicas."
प्रलयकारी
Transliteration: pralaykari
"इस बाढ़ का प्रभाव प्रलयकारी था।"
灾难性的
Transliteration: zāinàn xìng de
"这场地震造成了灾难性的后果。"
파멸적인
Transliteration: pamyeoljeok-in
"그들은 파멸적인 경제 위기를 겪었습니다."
激甚な
Transliteration: gekijin na
"その災害は地域に激甚な被害をもたらした。"
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