
[Greek katastrophē, an overturning, ruin, conclusion, from katastrephein, to ruin, undo : kata-, cata- + strephein, to turn.]
noun
Definition: calamity; unhappy conclusion
Antonyms: benefit, blessing, favor, good fortune, good luck, happiness, miracle, success, wonder
catastrophe, the final resolution or dénouement of the plot in a tragedy, usually involving the death of the protagonist.
Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions.
— Mignon McLaughlin.
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A catastrophe is an extremely large-scale disaster, a horrible event.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - katastrofe
Français (French)
n. - catastrophe
Deutsch (German)
n. - Katastrophe
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταστροφή, όλεθρος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - catástrofe (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - catástrofe, desastre
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - katastrof, upplösning (dram.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大灾难, 大祸
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大災難, 大禍
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 희곡의 대단원, 대이변, 파멸
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大災害, 大詰め, 悲劇的結末, 破局
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كارثه, فاجعه, نكبه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אסון, שואה, קטסטרופה, התרת התסבוכת של דרמה, היפוך סדר הדברים, חורבן
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