Catastrophe meaning

What does “catastrophe” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“catastrophe” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.

catastrophe

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
“the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”
“the earthquake was a disaster”
Synonymscalamity disaster tragedy cataclysm
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
“lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system”
“his policies were a disaster”
Synonymsdisaster
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
Synonymscataclysm

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University