What does a catastrophe mean?

the catastrophe of war. The play was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe. the great catastrophe of the Old South at Appomattox. (in a drama) the point at which the circumstances overcome the central motive, introducing the close or conclusion; dénouement. Compare catastasis, epitasis, protasis.

Could a catastrophe be avoided?

The risk of such a catastrophe might perhaps be avoided, if she would consent to leave the stage and live entirely in Russia. Catastrophe definition: a sudden and widespread disaster. See examples of CATASTROPHE used in a sentence.

What is a word related to 'catastrophic'?

Below is a massive list of words related to catastrophic. The top 4 are: disaster, severe, major, and ruinous. You can get the definition (s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it.