Associations to the word «Catastrophic»
Noun
- Flooding
- Wildfire
- Failure
- Eruption
- Flood
- Tsunami
- Extinction
- Warming
- Medicare
- Levee
- Katrina
- Earthquake
- Collapse
- Landslide
- Malfunction
- Rupture
- Explosion
- Famine
- Deluge
- Disruption
- Drought
- Disaster
- Damage
- Consequence
- Upheaval
- Collision
- Hurricane
- Debris
- Scenario
- Landfall
- Spill
- Fatality
- Outburst
- Erosion
- Gearbox
- Worldview
- Containment
- Surge
- Volcano
- Methane
- Defeat
- Catastrophe
- Comet
- Avalanche
- Destruction
- Greenhouse
- Crash
- Loss
- Impact
- Leak
- Degradation
- Risk
- Incidence
- Injury
- Corrosion
- Breakup
- Haiti
- Expenditure
- Event
- Depletion
- Supernova
- Likelihood
- Emergency
- Fracture
- Decline
- Ecosystem
- Dam
- Ignition
- Accident
- Billion
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CATASTROPHIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
CATASTROPHIC, adjective. Disastrous; ruinous.
CATASTROPHIC KILL, noun. (military) (slang) An instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable.
CATASTROPHIC KILLS, noun. Plural of catastrophic kill
Dictionary definition
CATASTROPHIC, adjective. Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.