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catastrophe definition
catastrophe |
Grep of noun catastrophe catastrophe Overview of noun catastrophe The noun catastrophe has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) 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. (1) 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. catastrophe, cataclysm -- (a sudden violent change in the earth's surface) Overview of noun catastrophe The noun catastrophe has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) 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. (1) 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. catastrophe, cataclysm -- (a sudden violent change in the earth's surface)
catastrophe definition