Associations to the word «Catastrophe»

Wiktionary

CATASTROPHE, noun. Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
CATASTROPHE, noun. (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations
CATASTROPHE, noun. (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
CATASTROPHE, noun. (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
CATASTROPHË, noun. (now rare) Alternative spelling of catastrophe
CATASTROPHE THEORY, noun. (mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with dynamical systems which can undergo abrupt irreversible qualitative changes due to a tiny change in parameters.

Dictionary definition

CATASTROPHE, noun. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster".
CATASTROPHE, noun. A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster".
CATASTROPHE, noun. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King