catastrophic adj : extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action" [syn: ruinous]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒfɪk

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe
2. Disastrous; ruinous.

Translations

Catastrophe, from the Greek Καταστροφή (katastrephein), literally means "to turn" (strephein) "downwards" (kata-). It may refer to:

• A disaster, a horrible event
• Catastrophe (drama), the climax and resolution of a plot in ancient Greek drama and poems
• Catastrophe (play), a 1982 short play by Samuel Beckett
• Catastrophe modeling, the projecting of the cost of losses due to a catastrophic event in insurance
• Catastrophe theory, a field of mathematics that studies how the behaviour of dynamic systems can change drastically with small variations in specific parameters
• Catastrophe bond, a risk-linked security used to share risks with bond investors
• Catastrophe: A Quest for the Origins of the Modern World, a book by David Keys about the Climate changes of 535-536
• The Catastrophe, a translation of al-Nakba (Arabic: النكبة), referring to the 1948 Palestinian exodus

Catastrophic may refer to:

• Catastrophic, a difficulty rating in Dance Dance Revolution

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