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catastrophic

  (kăt'ə-strŏf'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or involving a catastrophe.
  2. Involving or resulting in substantial, often ruinous medical expense: a catastrophic illness.
catastrophically cat'a·stroph'i·cal·ly adv.
 
 
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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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