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    catastrophe
    /kəˈtastrəfi/

    noun

    • 1. an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: "an environmental catastrophe"
    • 2. the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCATASTROPHE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › catastropheCatastrophe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CATASTROPHE is a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin. How to use catastrophe in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCATASTROPHE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CATASTROPHE meaning: 1. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: 2. a bad situation: 3. a sudden…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCATASTROPHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. Synonyms: disaster, tragedy, calamity, meltdown [informal] More Synonyms of catastrophe.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › catastropheCATASTROPHE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war. Synonyms: calamity, misfortune. Antonyms: triumph. 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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › catastropheCatastrophe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A catastrophe is a disaster. If a wedding reception is disrupted by a fistfight between the bride and her new mother-in-law, you could call the occasion a catastrophe. Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning "overturn." It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama, usually a tragedy.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncatastrophe - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of catastrophe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › catastropheCatastrophe - definition of catastrophe by The Free Dictionary

    1. a sudden and widespread disaster. 2. any misfortune or failure; fiasco. 3. a disastrous end. 4. the point in a drama following the climax and introducing the conclusion. 5. a sudden, violent disturbance, esp. of a part of the surface of the earth.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › catastrophecatastrophe - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 19, 2024 · The full catastrophe. ( insurance ) A disaster beyond expectations. ( narratology ) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement .

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › catastrophe_ncatastrophe, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    A sudden and violent change in the physical order of things, such as a sudden upheaval, depression, or convulsion affecting the earth's surface, and the living beings upon it, by which some have supposed that the successive geological periods were suddenly brought to an end. (Cf. cataclysm n., catastrophism n.) 1832.