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   Ca·tas·tro·phe

   /kəˈtastrəfē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: "a national economic catastrophe"
   • ▪ the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’).

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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.

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   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."

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   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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