Just as disaster can range from a calamitous event to one that is merely unsuccessful, catastrophe can refer to what is truly devastating as well as to what is simply deeply …

CATASTROPHE meaning: 1. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: 2. a bad situation: 3. a sudden…. Learn more.

Definition of catastrophe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Disaster, a devastating event The Asia Minor Catastrophe, a Greek name for the 1923 Greek defeat at the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the population exchange between Greece …

catastrophe (kəˈtæstrəfɪ) n 1. a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune

A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage. From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.

catastrophe, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Nov 1, 2025 · catastrophe (countable and uncountable, plural catastrophes) Any large and disastrous event of great significance. quotations The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.

CATASTROPHE definition: a sudden and widespread disaster. See examples of catastrophe used in a sentence.

Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon. The effect of the war on the economy was catastrophic. The dam failed catastrophically, flooding the entire …