English-Thai Dictionary

catastrophe

N การเปลี่ยนแปลง อย่างรุนแรง ของ เปลือกโลก  cataclysm kan-pian-plang-yang-run-raeng-kong-pluea-klok

 

catastrophe

N ความล้มเหลว  failure fiasco kwam-lom-leol

 

catastrophe

N ความหายนะ  ภัยพิบัติ  calamity disaster kwam-hai-ya-na

 

catastrophe

N จุดจบ  จุด อวสาน  jud-job

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CATASTROPHE, CATASTROPHY

n. 1. The change or revolution which produces the final event of a dramatic piece; or the unfolding and winding up of the plot, clearing up difficulties, and closing the play. The ancients divided a play into the protasis, epitasis, catastasis, and catastrophy; the introduction, continuance, heightening, and development or conclusion.
2. A final event; conclusion; generally, an unfortunate conclusion, calamity, or disaster.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CATASTROPHE

Ca *tas "tro *phe, n. Etym: [L. catastropha, Gr.

 

1. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune. The strange catastrophe of affairs now at London. Bp. Buret. The most horrible and portentous catastrophe that nature ever yet saw. Woodward.

 

2. The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy.

 

3. (Geol.)

 

Defn: A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of some part of it, effected by internal causes. Whewell.

 

CATASTROPHIC

CATASTROPHIC Cat `a *stroph "ic, a.

 

Defn: Of a pertaining to a catastrophe. B. Powell.

 

CATASTROPHISM

CATASTROPHISM Ca *tas "tro *phism, n. (Geol.)

 

Defn: The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of uniformism.

 

CATASTROPHIST

CATASTROPHIST Ca *tas "tro *phist, n. (Geol.)

 

Defn: One who holds the theory or catastrophism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

catastrophe

ca tas tro phe |kəˈtastrəfē kəˈtæstrəfi | ▶noun an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: a national economic catastrophe | leading the world to catastrophe. • the denouement of a drama, esp. a classical tragedy. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘denouement ’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn, ’ from kata- ‘down ’ + strophē ‘turning ’ (from strephein ‘to turn ’).

 

catastrophe theory

ca tas tro phe the o ry |kəˈtæstrəfi ˈθɪəri | ▶noun a branch of mathematics concerned with systems displaying abrupt discontinuous change.

 

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

 

catastrophism

ca tas tro phism |kəˈtastrəˌfizəm kəˈtæstrəfɪzəm | ▶noun Geology the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events. Often contrasted with uniformitarianism. DERIVATIVES ca tas tro phist noun & adjective

 

catastrophize

catastrophize |kəˈtastrəfʌɪz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is: traumatic experiences can predispose people to catastrophize.

 

Oxford Dictionary

catastrophe

catastrophe |kəˈtastrəfi | ▶noun 1 an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: an environmental catastrophe | [ mass noun ] : inaction will only bring us closer to catastrophe. • something very unfortunate or unsuccessful: the tax would be a catastrophe for the industry. 2 the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘denouement ’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn ’, from kata- ‘down ’ + strophē ‘turning ’ (from strephein ‘to turn ’).

 

catastrophe theory

ca ¦tas |tro ¦phe the ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] a branch of mathematics concerned with systems displaying abrupt discontinuous change.

 

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

 

catastrophism

ca ¦tas ¦troph |ism |kəˈtastrəfɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events. Often contrasted with uniformitarianism. DERIVATIVES catastrophist noun & adjective

 

catastrophize

catastrophize |kəˈtastrəfʌɪz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is: traumatic experiences can predispose people to catastrophize.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

catastrophe

catastrophe noun the flood of '82 was the worst catastrophe in the town's history: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, holocaust, havoc, ruin, ruination, tragedy; adversity, blight, trouble, trial, tribulation.

 

catastrophic

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

 

Oxford Thesaurus

catastrophe

catastrophe noun the bush fires were the latest in a growing list of catastrophes: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock; adversity, blight, trouble, trial, tribulation, mishap, misfortune, mischance, misadventure, accident, failure, reverse, woe, affliction, distress; informal meltdown, whammy; archaic bale; Scottish archaic mishanter. ANTONYMS salvation, godsend.

 

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.

 

French Dictionary

catastrophe

catastrophe n. f. nom féminin 1 Malheur brusque très grave. : Cette explosion est une catastrophe. SYNONYME désastre . 2 Accident causant la mort de plusieurs personnes. : Une catastrophe aérienne. SYNONYME drame . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom cataclysme, désastre naturel d ’une grande ampleur. LOCUTION En catastrophe En toute hâte. : Ils sont arrivés en catastrophe et nous ont dit qu ’ils étaient très en retard. Note Orthographique catastro ph e.

 

catastropher

catastropher v. tr. verbe transitif familier Bouleverser, consterner. : Leur départ l ’a catastrophé. SYNONYME atterrer . aimer Note Orthographique catastro ph er.

 

catastrophique

catastrophique adj. adjectif 1 Désastreux. : Une sécheresse catastrophique. SYNONYME effroyable ; horrible . 2 Qui provoque une catastrophe. : Un raz-de-marée catastrophique. 3 familier Ennuyeux. : Son absence est catastrophique. SYNONYME fâcheux . Note Orthographique catastro ph ique.

 

Spanish Dictionary

catastro

catastro nombre masculino Censo estadístico de los bienes inmuebles de una determinada población que contiene la descripción física, económica y jurídica de las propiedades rústicas y urbanas :el catastro constituye la base sobre la cual se distribuye el impuesto de bienes inmuebles y es utilizado por la administración pública en la elaboración de proyectos de obras públicas .

 

catástrofe

catástrofe nombre femenino 1 Suceso desdichado en el que se produce gran destrucción y muchas desgracias con grave alteración del desarrollo normal de las cosas :una catástrofe aérea .2 coloquial Cosa mal hecha, de mala calidad o que produce mala impresión :nuestra primera cita ha sido una catástrofe .SINÓNIMO desastre .

 

catastrófico, -ca

catastrófico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que tiene las características de una catástrofe :el representante del pueblo manifestó la conveniencia de pedir la calificación de zona catastrófica .2 Que es desastroso o muy malo :la semana que perdió el trabajo le resultó catastrófica; la situación alimentaria y económica del país es cada vez más catastrófica .

 

catastrofismo

catastrofismo nombre masculino 1 Tendencia a predecir catástrofes .2 Teoría según la cual la historia de la Tierra habría sufrido grandes catástrofes naturales en momentos determinados que habrían eliminado los organismos vivos de otras épocas .

 

catastrofista

catastrofista adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que tiende a predecir catástrofes .2 adjetivo Que es propio o característico de estas personas :visión catastrofista; hipótesis catastrofista; teoría catastrofista .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

catastrophe

ca tas tro phe /kətǽstrəfi / (! ca-は /kə /; 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖語源は 「転覆 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 大災害 , 大惨事 , 災禍 (disaster )▸ a major catastrophe 大規模災害 2 U C (一般的に )災難 , 不幸 (な事態 ), 不運 (misfortune ); 大失敗 ▸ suffer catastrophe in the war 戦禍をこうむる 3 〘劇 〙(悲劇の )大詰め , 破局 , カタストロフィ .～́ th è ory 〘数 〙カタストロフィ理論 .

 

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