자연계에서 발생하는 대규모의 격렬한 재앙이나 지각의 급격한 변동.
A large-scale and violent event in the natural world, such as a flood or an earthquake, that causes significant physical change.
예문:
"The asteroid impact was a cataclysm that ended the era of the dinosaurs."
"Ancient legends often speak of a global cataclysm that submerged entire civilizations."
정치적 또는 사회적 체제를 완전히 뒤흔드는 갑작스럽고 격렬한 대변동.
A sudden and violent social or political upheaval that results in a complete change in the existing order.
예문:
"The sudden fall of the empire was a cataclysm that plunged the region into centuries of chaos."
"Investors feared that a market crash would trigger a global economic cataclysm."