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noun
- 1. an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: "a national economic catastrophe"
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: a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin. Deforestation and erosion can lead to an ecological catastrophe. 2. : utter failure : fiasco. the party was a catastrophe. 3. a. : a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth. b. : a violent usually destructive natural event (such as a supernova) 4.
CATASTROPHE definition: 1. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: 2. a bad situation: 3. a sudden…. Learn more.
A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage. From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe. ...the economic and environmental catastrophe that the oil leak has caused.
any misfortune, mishap, or failure; fiasco: The play was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe. a final event or conclusion, usually an unfortunate one; a disastrous end: the great catastrophe of the Old South at Appomattox. Antonyms: triumph.
Definitions of catastrophe. noun. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface. synonyms: cataclysm. see more. noun. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune. synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, disaster, tragedy. see more. noun. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATASTROPHE. : a terrible disaster. [count] The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon. a global/nuclear/economic catastrophe. [noncount] an area on the brink of catastrophe.
a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country. Synonyms. calamity. cataclysm literary. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accidents and disasters.
Definition of catastrophe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CATASTROPHE definition: an extremely bad event that causes a lot of suffering or destruction: . Learn more.
catastrophe meaning, definition, what is catastrophe: a terrible event in which there is a lot...: Learn more.
