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1. afet, felâketle sonuçlanan olay, felâket, dönüm noktası.
2. s. feci, felaket; felaketli. felaketli. felaketli. s. feci, felaket; felaketli. Felaket getiren, sonu kötü biten. felâket gibi, felâket getiren.
3. feci.
4. felaket gibi. felaket getiren.
5. felaketli.

Etymology : Greek katastrophE, from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn
Pronunciation : k&-'tas-tr&-(")fE
Function : noun
Date : 1540

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1. terrible, disastrous, calamitous. catastrophic\cat`a*stroph"ic\ , a. of a pertaining to a catastrophe. powell.
2. Of a pertaining to a catastrophe. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action".
3. 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.
4. The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy.
5. 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. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface a state of extreme ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster".
6. 1. Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic = disastrous + catastrophically cata·strophi·cal·ly The faulty left-hand engine failed catastrophically as the aircraft approached the airport.
7. If you describe something as catastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful. another catastrophic attempt to arrest control from a rival Christian militia His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him. = disastrous + catastrophically cata·strophi·cal·ly By the time we had to sell, prices had fallen catastrophically.