cataclasm

CIDE DICTIONARY

cataclasm, n. [Gr. ; down + to break.].
     A breaking asunder; disruption.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cataclasm, n. a violent break; a disruption.

Etymology
Gk kataklasma (as CATA-, klao to break)

ROGET THESAURUS

cataclasm

Disjunction

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