Lexic.us

Definition of Catastrophe

1. Noun. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. "The earthquake was a disaster"

2. Noun. A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune. "His policies were a disaster"

3. Noun. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface.

Definition of Catastrophe

1. n. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune.

Definition of Catastrophe

1. Noun. Any large and disastrous event of great significance. ¹

2. Noun. (context: insurance) A disaster beyond expectations ¹

3. Noun. (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy. ¹

4. Noun. (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states. ¹

5. Noun. (rare) (alternative spelling of (catastrophe)) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Catastrophe

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catastrophe

catarrhinian catarrhous catarrhs catarrhy catasta catastalsis catastaltic catastas catastases catastasis

catastate catastates catasterism catasterisms catastrophal catastrophe (current term) catastrophe theory catastrophes catastrophic catastrophic illness

catastrophic kill catastrophic reaction catastrophically catastrophism catastrophisms catastrophist catastrophists catastrophization catastrophizations catastrophize

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