catastrophic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
Disastrous; ruinous.
From which recovery is impossible.

Pronunciation

/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catastrophic.wav /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk] /ˌkætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk] /kætəˈstɹɔfɪk/ [kæɾəˈstɹɔfɪk]

Word forms

catastrophic more catastrophic most catastrophic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.

Synonyms

catastrophal

Antonyms

anastrophic

Derived words

catastrophically catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome catastrophic backtracking catastrophic failure catastrophic forgetting catastrophic interference catastrophic kill catastrophic mortality catastrophic moult megacatastrophic noncatastrophic postcatastrophic subcatastrophic supercatastrophic uncatastrophic

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