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catastrophe > 3 senses
NOUN1catastrophe, calamity, disaster, tragedy, cataclysmAn event resulting in great loss and misfortune
2catastrophe, disasterA state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
3catastrophe, cataclysmA sudden violent change in the earth's surface
catastrophe > pronunciation
Soundskahtae'strahfiy
Rhymesapostrophe, atrophy, autobiography, and 46 more rhymes in fiy...
catastrophe > noun 1, event
MeaningAn event resulting in great loss and misfortune.
Synonymscalamity, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
Broadermisfortune, bad luck
Narroweract of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty; apocalypse; famine; kiss of death; meltdown; plague; visitation; tidal wave; tsunami
catastrophe > noun 2, state
MeaningA state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune.
Examples"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"
Synonymsdisaster
Broaderadversity, hardship, hard knocks
catastrophe > noun 3, phenomenon
MeaningA sudden violent change in the earth's surface.
Synonymscataclysm
Broadergeological phenomenon
Narrowernuclear winter

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