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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. A catastrophe is a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction, or a bad situation. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, collocations and translations with Cambridge Dictionary.

    • Simplified

      CATASTROPHE translate: 大灾难;大灾祸, 困境,不利的局面. Learn more in the...

    • Traditional

      CATASTROPHE translate: 大災難;大災禍, 困境,不利的局面. Learn more in the...

    • Portuguese Translation

      CATASTROPHE translate: catástrofe, catástrofe [feminine]....

    • Catastrophe in Arabic

      CATASTROPHE translate: كارِثة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

  3. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word catastrophe, which means a momentous tragic event or a violent natural disaster. See also related phrases and articles about catastrophe theory and catastrophic events.

  4. A catastrophe is a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction, or a bad situation. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, collocations, and translations with Cambridge Dictionary.

  5. 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.

  6. A catastrophe is a sudden event that causes many people to suffer or makes difficulties. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with synonyms, pronunciation and pictures.

  7. A catastrophe is a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune. It can also refer to a complete failure, a final event in a drama, or a violent change in the earth's surface. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.

  8. 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.