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- [kuh-tas-truh-fee]
- /kəˈtæs trə fi/
- /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-tas-truh-fee]
- /kəˈtæs trə fi/
Definitions of catastrophe word
- countable noun catastrophe A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage. 3
- noun catastrophe a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune 3
- noun catastrophe the denouement of a play, esp a classical tragedy 3
- noun catastrophe a final decisive event, usually causing a disastrous end 3
- noun catastrophe any sudden and violent change in the earth's surface caused by flooding, earthquake, or some other rapid process 3
- noun catastrophe the culminating event of a drama, esp. of a tragedy, by which the plot is resolved; denouement 3
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Origin of catastrophe
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Greek katastrophḗ an overturning, akin to katastréphein to overturn. See cata-, strophe
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Parts of speech for Catastrophe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
catastrophe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
catastrophe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for catastrophe
noun catastrophe
- devastation — Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Antonyms for catastrophe
noun catastrophe
- good luck — good fortune
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- prosperity — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
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