- Of, relating to, or involving a catastrophe.
- Involving or resulting in substantial, often ruinous medical expense: a catastrophic illness.
catastrophic
Dictionary:
cat·a·stroph·ic (kăt'ə-strŏf'ĭk)  |
adj.
| Thesaurus: catastrophic |
adjective
- Causing ruin or destruction: calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, destructive, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous. See help/harm/harmless.
| Antonyms: catastrophic |
adj
Definition: disastrous
Antonyms: beneficial, fortunate
| WordNet: catastrophic |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
Synonym: ruinous
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