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  1. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country. Synonyms. calamity. cataclysm literary. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accidents and disasters.

  2. In the English description: apocalypse - disaster - disaster area - disaster victim - disaster zone - natural disaster. Spanish: hecatombe - adefesio - cataclismo - catástrofe - siniestro. Synonyms: failure, disaster, debacle, fiasco, bust, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "catastrophe" in the title: a no ser que hubiera una catástrophe.

  3. 1. : a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin. Deforestation and erosion can lead to an ecological catastrophe. 2. : utter failure : fiasco. the party was a catastrophe. 3. a. : a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth. b. : a violent usually destructive natural event (such as a supernova) 4.

  4. noun. a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war. Synonyms: calamity, misfortune. Antonyms: triumph. any misfortune, mishap, or failure; fiasco: The play was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe. a final event or conclusion, usually an unfortunate one; a disastrous end: the great catastrophe of the Old South at Appomattox.

  5. uk / kəˈtæs.trə.fi / us / kəˈtæs.trə.fi / Add to word list. C2. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country. Sinónimos. calamity. cataclysm literary. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy.

  6. noun [ C ] us / kəˈtæs.trə.fi / uk / kəˈtæs.trə.fi /. Add to word list. Add to word list. C2. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country.

  7. an event that causes one person or a group of people to suffer, or that makes difficulties. The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm. We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.