Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

    The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.

    Katastrophe, Unglück, Unheil

    катастро́фаkatastrófa, бе́дствиеbédstvije

    катастро́фаkatastrófa, бі́дствоbídstvo, ли́хоlýxo

    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

  2. (countable, uncountable)A disaster beyond expectations.

    Katastrophe

    катастро́фаkatastrófa

    катастро́фаkatastrófa

  3. (countable, uncountable)The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

    Katastrophe

  4. (countable, uncountable)A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

Examples

48 sentences
  1. It was a catastrophe for me.

    Для мене це була катастрофа.

    ruДля меня это была катастрофа.

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  2. This is a catastrophe.

    Це катастрофа.

    ruЭто катастрофа.

    deDas ist eine Katastrophe.

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  3. Life is a catastrophe without you.

    Без вас життя - це катастрофа.

    ruЖизнь без тебя — катастрофа.

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  4. What a catastrophe!

    Яка катастрофа!

    ruКакая катастрофа!

    deWas für eine Katastrophe!

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  5. Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.

    ruК сожалению, малая часть пассажиров пережила катастрофу.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any large and disastrous event of great significance:
Русский
By meaning 1
any large and disastrous event of great significance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any large and disastrous event of great significance:

Origin

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”),

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).

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