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catastrophe noun

  /kəˈtæstɹəfi/
  • Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
 Katastrophe, Unglück, Unheil
  • (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
  • (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
 Katastrophe

catastrophic adjective

  /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ , /kætəˈstɹɔfɪk/ , /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ , /ˌkætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ , [kæɾəˈstɹɔfɪk] , [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk] , [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk]
  • Disastrous; ruinous.
 katastrophal
  • Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
 Katastrophen-

catastrophically adverb

  • In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
 katastrophal
climate catastrophe
Klimakatastrophe
oil catastrophe
Ölkatastrophe
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