catastrophe

Letters that make catastrophe

s, a, o, e, p, c, h, r, t are letters that make 'catastrophe'

Words within catastrophe

strop, strophe, he, He, at, pH, Ro, as, cat, CAT, AS, CA, As, At, Ca, Ta are words within 'catastrophe'


3 possible definitions for 'catastrophe'

Catastrophe as "a sudden violent change in the earth's surface"

Under this definition, catastrophe is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cataclysm has the same meaning as catastrophe

catastrophe as a type

'catastrophe' can be a type of geological phenomenon.

Types of catastrophe

nuclear winter is a type of catastrophe.


Catastrophe as "a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune"

Under this definition, catastrophe is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

disaster has the same meaning as catastrophe

catastrophe as a type

'catastrophe' can be a type of adversity, hardship, hard knocks.

Example of catastrophe used within this context

"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system", "his policies were a disaster"


Catastrophe as "an event resulting in great loss and misfortune"

Under this definition, catastrophe is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

calamity, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm have the same meaning as 'catastrophe'

catastrophe as a type

'catastrophe' can be a type of misfortune, bad luck.

Types of catastrophe

visitation, plague, force majeure, vis major, tidal wave, act of God, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, apocalypse, famine, kiss of death, meltdown, tsunami are types of 'catastrophe'.

Derivatives of catastrophe

fatal, fateful, black, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, calamitous, disastrous, tragic, tragical are derivatives of 'catastrophe'.



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