Associations to the word «Catastrophe»
Noun
- Victim
- Earth
- Recurrence
- Renewal
- Countdown
- Hardship
- Mao
- Remorse
- Divergence
- Warning
- Contamination
- Triumph
- Asteroid
- Terror
- Vertebrate
- Pathos
- Agitation
- Magnitude
- Roi
- Risk
- Rupture
- Verge
- Possible
- Theory
- Culmination
- Lisbon
- Mechanics
- Consternation
- Civilisation
- Fortitude
- Reversal
- Mentality
- Astonishment
- Luxembourg
- Indifference
- Disruption
- Bridegroom
- Mediterranean
- Extravagance
- Accumulation
- Collision
- Terrorism
- Juliet
- Myth
- Evil
- Rescue
- Cause
- Macbeth
- Negligence
- Capitalism
- Climate
- Plight
- Proliferation
- Warfare
- Doom
- Debris
- Failure
- Dude
- Tumble
- Palestine
- Danger
Adjective
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 short words are best, and the old words are the best of
all.