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  2. noun. a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war. Synonyms: calamity, misfortune. Antonyms: triumph. any misfortune, mishap, or failure; fiasco: The play was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe. a final event or conclusion, usually an unfortunate one; a disastrous end: the great catastrophe of the Old South at Appomattox.

  3. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country. Synonyms. calamity. cataclysm literary. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accidents and disasters.

  4. Catastrophe. Watch Catastrophe with a subscription on Prime Video. During a business trip in London, an American named Rob meets Sharon, an Irish teacher with whom he shares incredible...

  5. noun [ C, U ] uk / kəˈtæstrəfi / us. Add to word list. an extremely bad event that causes a lot of suffering or destruction: After the drought, the country is facing environmental catastrophe. (Definition of catastrophe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of catastrophe. in Chinese (Traditional)

  6. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune. synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, disaster, tragedy. see more. noun. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune. “lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system”. synonyms: disaster. see more. Pronunciation.

  7. an event that causes one person or a group of people to suffer, or that makes difficulties. The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm. We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party. Definition of catastrophe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  8. The Britannica Dictionary. catastrophe. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: catastrophe (noun) catastrophe /kə ˈ tæstrəfi/ noun. 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.

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