katastrofe — meaning in English

English meaning

• catastrophe noun A sudden, large-scale disaster with severe consequences.
• disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.

Senses

katastrofe is used for these senses in English:

• disaster An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
• disaster An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.

disaster — full definition

1. noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
2. noun An event or situation that turns out very badly.

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