What does catastrophe mean?
Definitions for catastrophe
kəˈtæs trə ficatas·tro·phe
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Princeton's WordNet
calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm(noun)
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
catastrophe, disaster(noun)
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"
catastrophe, cataclysm(noun)
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
Wiktionary
catastrophe(Noun)
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Etymology: From καταστροφή, from καταστρέφω, from κατά + στρέφω
catastrophe(Noun)
A disaster beyond expectations
Etymology: From καταστροφή, from καταστρέφω, from κατά + στρέφω
catastrophe(Noun)
The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
Etymology: From καταστροφή, from καταστρέφω, from κατά + στρέφω
catastrophe(Noun)
A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
Etymology: From καταστροφή, from καταστρέφω, from κατά + στρέφω
Webster Dictionary
Catastrophe(noun)
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
Etymology: [L. catastropha, Gr. , fr. to turn up and down, to overturn; kata` down + to turn.]
Catastrophe(noun)
the final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy
Etymology: [L. catastropha, Gr. , fr. to turn up and down, to overturn; kata` down + to turn.]
Catastrophe(noun)
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
Etymology: [L. catastropha, Gr. , fr. to turn up and down, to overturn; kata` down + to turn.]
Freebase
Catastrophe
Catastrophe is a short play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1982 at the invitation of A.I.D.A. and “[f]irst produced in the Avignon Festival … Beckett considered it ‘massacred.’” It is one of his few plays to deal with a political theme and, arguably, holds the title of Beckett's most optimistic work. It was dedicated to then imprisoned Czech reformer and playwright, Václav Havel.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Catastrophe
kat-as′trō-fē, n. an overturning: a final event: an unfortunate conclusion: a calamity.—adj. Catastroph′ic—ns. Catas′trophism, the theory in geology that accounts for 'breaks in the succession' by the hypothesis of vast catastrophes—world-wide destruction of floras and faunas, and the sudden introduction or creation of new forms of life, after the forces of nature had sunk into repose; Catas′trophist, a holder of the foregoing, as opposed to the uniformitarian theory. [Gr., kata, down, strephein, to turn.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of catastrophe in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of catastrophe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of catastrophe in a Sentence
No citizen of this great state should endure this kind of catastrophe. Government failed you -- federal, state and local leaders -- by breaking the trust you placed in us.
Humanitarian problems grow each day and it is increasingly showing a tendency to turn into a catastrophe.
We are on course for a catastrophe, we are in a car and we are driving at 250 km per hour toward an abyss... We need fewer cars.
The West blew up the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, and sowed chaos, bloodshed and a humanitarian catastrophe, measures must be taken to ensure nobody has the right to act like that in the world using such methods.
Right after the earthquake I felt a lot of hope, because I thought emerging from the catastrophe would make everyone a better person in the service of this country.
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- فاجعة, نكبة, كارثةArabic
- catàstrofeCatalan, Valencian
- katastrofaCzech
- katastrofeDanish
- Unglück, KatastropheGerman
- όλεθρος, καταστροφή, έκβασηGreek
- katastrofoEsperanto
- catástrofeSpanish
- فاجعهPersian
- katastrofiFinnish
- catastropheFrench
- catastrófIrish
- तबाहीHindi
- katastwòfHaitian Creole
- katasztrófa, szerencsétlenségHungarian
- katastrofoIdo
- catastrofeItalian
- 大災害Japanese
- კატასტროფაGeorgian
- មហន្តរាយ, គ្រោះមហន្តរាយKhmer
- ದುರಂತKannada
- 대단원Korean
- katastrofeNorwegian
- katastrofeNorwegian Nynorsk
- catástrofePortuguese
- deznodământ, catastrofă, dezastruRomanian
- катастрофаRussian
- katastrofSwedish
- ภัยพิบัติThai
- felaketTurkish
- katastrofVolapük
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