ca·tas·tro·phe (k -t s tr-f )n. 1. A great, often sudden calamity. 2. A complete failure; a fiasco: The food was cold, the guests quarreled  the whole dinner was a catastrophe.3. The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot. 4. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a cataclysm. [Greek katastroph , an overturning, ruin, conclusion, from katastrephein, to ruin, undo : kata-, cata- + strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.] |
catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfɪ]
n
1. a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the denouement of a play, esp a classical tragedy
3. a final decisive event, usually causing a disastrous end
4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Also called cataclysm any sudden and violent change in the earth's surface caused by flooding, earthquake, or some other rapid process
[from Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from strephein to turn]
catastrophic [ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk] adj
catastrophically adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  catastrophe - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event act of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major - a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" apocalypse - a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil famine - a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death kiss of death - something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career" meltdown - a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933" plague - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) visitation - any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague" tidal wave - an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide tsunami - a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes" |
| 2. |  catastrophe - a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"adversity, hard knocks, hardship - a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" | |
| 3. | catastrophe - a sudden violent change in the earth's surface geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth nuclear winter - a long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish |
catastrophe
Translations
catastrophe
n → Katastrophe f; to end in catastrophe → verhängnisvoll or in einer Katastrophe enden; to be heading for catastrophe → auf eine Katastrophe zusteuern; to be the final catastrophe for somebody → jdm schließlich zum Verhängnis werden
n catastrophe [kəˈtӕstrəfi]
a sudden great disaster earthquakes and other natural catastrophes; Her brother's death was a catastrophe for the family. katastrofe كارِثَه، نَكْبَه، ، فاجِعَه катастрофа katastrofa katastrofe die Katastrophe καταστροφή catástrofe katastroof مصیبت؛ بلا katastrofi catastrophe אָסוֹן विपदा katastrofa katasztrófa bencana stórslys; náttúruhamfarir; hörmungarslys catastrofe 大災害 대참사 katastrofa, nelaimė katastrofa bencana katastrofe katastrofe katastrofa catástrofe catastrofă катастрофа katastrofa huda nesreča katastrofa katastrof ความหายนะ felâket, âfet 大災難 катастрофа آفت ، تباہی ، بلائے ناگہانی thảm họa 大灾难
adj catastrophic [kӕtəˈstrofik]
katastrofies كارِثي، مُسَبِّبٌ للفَواجِع катастрофален katastrofální, katastrofický katastrofal katastrophal καταστροφικός catastrófico katastroofiline فاجعه آمیز katastrofaalinen catastrophique הֲרֵה אָסוֹן आपाती, विपत्तिपूर्ण katastrofalan katasztrofális malapetaka stórslysalegur; ógæfu- catastrofico 大災害の 비극적인 katastrofiškas katastrofisks membawa bencana katastrofaal katastrofal katastrofalny catastrófico catastrofal катастрофический katastrofálny katastrofalen katastrofalan katastrofal ซึ่งเป็นความหายนะ felâkete neden olan, korkunç 災難性的 катастрофічний تباہ کن ، پُر آشوب thảm khốc 大灾难的
adv cataˈstrophically
katastrofaal بِصورَةٍ كارِثِيَّه катастрофално katastrofálně katastrofalt katastrophal καταστροφικά catastróficamente katastroofiliselt بطور فاجعه آمیز katastrofaalisesti de façon catastrophique קָטַסטרוֹפִי विपत्तिपूर्ण ढंग से katastrofičan katasztrofálisan karena bencana hörmulega in modo catastrofico 破滅的に 파멸적으로 katastrofiškai katastrofiski bencana katastrofaal katastrofalt katastrofalnie catastroficamente (în mod) catastrofal катастрофически katastroficky katastrofalno katastrofalno katastrofalt อย่างหายนะ fecî bir şekilde 大災難地 катастрофічно تباہ کن انداز میں một cách thảm khốc 大灾难地
catastrophe → نكبة katastrofa katastrofe Katastrophe καταστροφή catástrofe katastrofi catastrophe katastrofa catastrofe 大災害 대참사 catastrofe katastrofe katastrofa catástrofe катастрофа katastrof ความหายนะ felaket tai họa 大灾难
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