CATASTROPHIC

CATASTROPHIC Cat `a *stroph "ic, a.

catastrophic

cat a stroph ic |ˌkatəˈsträfik ˈˌkædəˈstrɑfɪk | ▶adjective 1 involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering: a catastrophic earthquake. • involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in the state of something: the body undergoes catastrophic collapse toward the state of a black hole. • of or relating to geological catastrophism. 2 extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful: catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. DERIVATIVES cat a stroph i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

catastrophic

cata |stroph ¦ic |katəˈstrɒfɪk | ▶adjective involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering: a catastrophic earthquake. • extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful: catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. • involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in state: the body undergoes catastrophic collapse towards the state of a black hole. • relating to geological catastrophism. DERIVATIVES catastrophically |-ˈstrɒfɪk (ə )li |adverb

catastrophic

catastrophic adjective the losses were catastrophic: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, apocalyptic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful.

catastrophic

catastrophic adjective the catastrophic consequences of a major oil spill: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful, black, woeful, grievous, lamentable, miserable, unfortunate; literary direful. ANTONYMS fortunate, beneficial.

catastrophic

cat a stroph ic /kæ̀təstrɑ́fɪk |-strɔ́f -/形容詞 大惨事の, 悲惨な, 壊滅的な ; とてもひどい .c à t a str ó ph i cal ly 副詞