Meaning & use
cataclysmic
Involving a sudden, violent, and large-scale disaster or upheaval.
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The earthquake caused cataclysmic damage across the entire coastal region.
Economists warned that the policy could trigger a cataclysmic financial collapse.
A note on using this word
Cataclysmic is a strong, dramatic word best reserved for genuinely massive destruction rather than everyday setbacks.
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