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   catastrophic

   /ˌkatəˈstrɒfɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering: "a catastrophic earthquake"
   • ▪ extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful: "catastrophic mismanagement of the economy"
   • ▪ involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in state: "the body undergoes catastrophic collapse towards the state of a black hole"
   • ▪ relating to geological catastrophism.

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

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   Catastrophic means causing sudden and very great harm or destruction, or very bad. Learn how to use this adjective with examples and translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     CATASTROPHIC meaning: 1. causing sudden and very great harm...

   • Catastrophically

     CATASTROPHICALLY definition: 1. in a way that is very bad,...

   • Translate English to Polish

     catastrophic translate: katastrofalny. Learn more in the...

   • Unchecked

     UNCHECKED definition: 1. If something harmful is unchecked,...

   • Catastrophe

     a sudden event that causes very great trouble or...

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   Catastrophic means of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this adjective with example sentences from various sources.

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

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   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 from Cambridge Dictionary.

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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.

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   Something catastrophic is very harmful or disastrous. When the stock market crashes, it’s a catastrophic event for investors. This is a strong word for terrible, harmful, devastating things.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCATASTROPHIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of catastrophic, an adjective that describes something very bad or disastrous. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences with catastrophic.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › catastrophicCatastrophic - definition of catastrophic by The Free Dictionary

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   Catastrophic means extremely harmful or causing ruin or destruction. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word catastrophic in English and other languages.