cataclysmic

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English cataclysm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cataclysmic From cataclysm + -ic.

Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
“It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.”
“That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic: one had been judged and found wanting.”