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1. (n.) catastrophe
a sudden and widespread disaster.
2. catastrophe
any misfortune or failure; fiasco.
3. catastrophe
a disastrous end.
4. catastrophe
the point in a drama following the climax and introducing the conclusion.
5. catastrophe
a sudden, violent disturbance, esp. of a part of the surface of the earth.
Etymology: (1570–80; < Gk katastrophē an overturning, n. der. of katastréphein to overturn. See cata -, strophe)
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1. (noun) calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
2. (noun) catastrophe, disaster
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"
3. (noun) catastrophe, cataclysm
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
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1. (noun) catastrophe
a terrible disaster
a nuclear catastrophe
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) catastrophe
an event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune
2. (noun) catastrophe
the final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy
3. (noun) catastrophe
a violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of some part of it, effected by internal causes
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Sense: a sudden great disaster
earthquakes and other natural catastrophes; Her brother's death was a catastrophe for the family.
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 Afrikaans: katastrofe |
 Arabic: كارِثَه، نَكْبَه، ، فاجِع |
 Bulgarian: катастрофа |
 Brazilian: catástrofe |
 Czech: katastrofa |
 German: die Katastrophe |
 Danish: katastrofe |
 Greek: καταστροφή |
 Spanish: catástrofe |
 Estonian: katastroof |
 Farsi: مصیبت؛ بلا |
 Finnish: katastrofi |
 French: catastrophe |
 Hebrew: אָסוֹן |
 Hindi: विपदा |
 Croatian: katastrofa |
 Hungarian: katasztrófa |
 Indonesian: bencana |
 Icelandic: stórslys; náttúruhamfarir |
 Italian: catastrofe |
 Japanese: 大災害 |
 Korean: 대참사 |
 Lithuanian: katastrofa, nelaimė |
 Latvian: katastrofa |
 Malay: bencana |
 Dutch: katastrofe |
 Norwegian: katastrofe |
 Polish: katastrofa |
 Persian: مصیبت؛ بلا |
 Pashto: غمجنه پېښه (فاجعه)، لوى م |
 Portuguese: catástrofe |
 Romanian: catastrofă |
 Russian: катастрофа |
 Slovak: katastrofa |
 Slovenian: huda nesreča |
 Serbian: katastrofa |
 Swedish: katastrof |
 Thai: ความหายนะ |
 Turkish: felâket, âfet |
 Taiwanese: 大災難 |
 Ukrainian: катастрофа |
 Urdu: آفت ، تباہی ، بلائے ناگہا |
 Vietnamese: thảm họa |
 Chinese: 大灾难 |
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