- 1a sudden event that causes many people to suffer synonym disaster Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.
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- 2an event that causes one person or a group of people personal suffering, or that makes difficulties The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the company. We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.
NAmE//ˌkæt̮əˈstrɑfɪk//
adjective synonym disastrous catastrophic effects/losses/results NAmE//ˌkæt̮əˈstrɑfɪkli//
adverb to fail catastrophicallySee catastrophe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: catastrophe