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- DictionaryCa·tas·tro·phe/kəˈtastrəfē/
noun
- 1. an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: "a national economic catastrophe"
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Synonyms for CATASTROPHE: disaster, apocalypse, tragedy, calamity, accident, fatality, debacle, débâcle; Antonyms of CATASTROPHE: windfall, manna, godsend, success, hit, winner, blockbuster, phenomenon.
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noun. These are words and phrases related to catastrophe. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of catastrophe. The Mississippi flood of 1973 was a major catastrophe. Synonyms. disaster. calamity. misfortune. mishap. tragedy. affliction. scourge. cataclysm. devastation. havoc. debacle. ravage. blow.
Other forms: catastrophes. A catastrophe is a disaster. If a wedding reception is disrupted by a fistfight between the bride and her new mother-in-law, you could call the occasion a catastrophe. Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning "overturn."
Synonyms for CATASTROPHIC: disastrous, fatal, unfortunate, cataclysmic, destructive, calamitous, ruinous, fateful; Antonyms of CATASTROPHIC: fortuitous, happy, fortunate, lucky, providential, fluky, promising, flukey.
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