catastrophe
noun
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- Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
- (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
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catastrophe
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catastrophic
adjective
/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/
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/kætəˈstɹɔfɪk/
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/kæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk/
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/kæɾəˈstɹɔfɪk/
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/ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/
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/ˌkætəˈstɹɒfɪk/
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[ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk]
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[ˌkæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk]
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- Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
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catastrophique
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catastrophique,
désastreux
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catastrophically
adverb
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- In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
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catastrophiquement
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