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- Dictionarycatastrophe/kəˈtastrəfi/
noun
- 1. an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: "an environmental catastrophe"
- 2. the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.
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catastrophe: [noun] a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin.
CATASTROPHE definition: 1. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: 2. a bad situation: 3. a sudden…. Learn more.
Catastrophe definition: a sudden and widespread disaster. See examples of CATASTROPHE used in a sentence.
catastrophe: 1 n a sudden violent change in the earth's surface Synonyms: cataclysm Types: 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 meaning: 1. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: 2. a bad situation: 3. a sudden…. Learn more.
4 meanings: 1. a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune 2. the denouement of a play, esp a classical tragedy 3. a.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of catastrophe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define catastrophe. catastrophe synonyms, catastrophe pronunciation, catastrophe translation, English dictionary definition of catastrophe. 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.
CATASTROPHE definition: an extremely bad event that causes a lot of suffering or destruction: . Learn more.
plural catastrophes. Britannica Dictionary definition of CATASTROPHE. : a terrible disaster. [count] The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon. a global/nuclear/economic catastrophe. [noncount] an area on the brink of catastrophe.
