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Definition catastrophe in American English

catastrophe noun

[countable] noun
/kəˈtæstrəfi/
1

an event that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer

Example

an economic/humanitarian/natural catastrophe

Synonyms and related words
accident mishap calamity violence disaster catastrophe
1.1

used about an event that causes serious difficulty for a particular person or group of people

Example

It would be a catastrophe if we didn't make the playoffs.

Synonyms and related words
task burden necessity
Definition catastrophe in American English