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Definition of catastrophically adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catastrophically

adverb
 
/ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkli/
 
/ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪkli/
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  1. in a way that causes a lot of problems or makes people suffer
    • The markets have failed catastrophically.
  2. very badly synonym disastrously
    • catastrophically injured victims
    • Things went catastrophically wrong.
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