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cataclysm

noun

An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
M
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
18

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noun

  1. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

    “The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”

noun

  1. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface

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The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
The earthquake was a disaster

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