catastrophic

English

Etymology

From catastrophe +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /kætəˈstɹɔfɪk/, /kæɾəˈstɹɔfɪk/, /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/, /kæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒfɪk

Adjective

catastrophic (comparative more catastrophic, superlative most catastrophic)

1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
2. Disastrous; ruinous.
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     The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.

3. From which recovery is impossible.

   catastrophic failure

Synonyms

• catastrophal

Antonyms

• anastrophic

Derived terms

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

 

Translations

of or pertaining to a catastrophe

• Belarusian: катастрафі́чны (katastrafíčny)
• Catalan: catastròfic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 災難的／灾难的 (zāinàn de), 災難性的／灾难性的 (zāinànxìng de)

• Czech: katastrofický
• Dutch: catastrofisch (nl)
• Esperanto: katastrofa
• Finnish: katastrofaalinen
• French: catastrophique (fr)
• Galician: catastrófico
• Georgian: კატასტროფული (ḳaṭasṭropuli)
• German: Katastrophen-
• Polish: katastrofalny (pl)
• Portuguese: catastrófico (pt)
• Romanian: catastrofic (ro), catastrofal (ro)
• Russian: катастрофи́ческий (ru) (katastrofíčeskij), катастрофи́чный (ru) (katastrofíčnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: katastrofalan (sh), katastrofalni (sh)
• Spanish: catastrófico (es)
• Ukrainian: катастрофі́чний (katastrofíčnyj)
• Volapük: katastrofik

disastrous; ruinous

• Belarusian: катастрафі́чны (katastrafíčny)
• Catalan: catastròfic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 招致大禍的／招致大祸的 (zhāozhì dàhuò de), 悲慘的／悲惨的 (bēicǎn de)

• Czech: katastrofický
• Dutch: catastrofaal (nl), rampzalig (nl)
• Estonian: hukatuslik
• Finnish: katastrofaalinen
• French: catastrophique (fr), désastreux (fr)
• Galician: catastrófico, desastroso
• Georgian: კატასტროფული (ḳaṭasṭropuli)
• German: katastrophal (de)
• Hungarian: katasztrofális (hu)
• Korean: 비참한 (bichamhan)
• Polish: katastrofalny (pl)
• Portuguese: catastrófico (pt)
• Romanian: catastrofic (ro), dezastruos (ro)
• Russian: катастрофи́ческий (ru) (katastrofíčeskij), бе́дственный (ru) (bédstvennyj), ги́бельный (ru) (gíbelʹnyj)
• Spanish: catastrófico (es), desastroso (es)
• Ukrainian: катастрофі́чний (katastrofíčnyj)
• Volapük: katastrofik