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- pronunciation:
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| definition 1: |
causing destruction, devastation, or very great distress; ruinous; disastrous.
The tsunami was a catastrophic event that took many lives and caused untold destruction.Her husband's death was catastrophic to her; she never fully recovered from it.- synonyms:
- calamitous, devastating, disastrous, ruinous, tragic
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extensive with respect to amount of destruction or negative impact.
This event will have catastrophic consequences.The damage to the building was catastrophic.- synonyms:
- cataclysmic
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