What does catastrophic mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. catastrophic, ruinous(adj)

    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin



  1. catastrophic(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

  2. catastrophic(Adjective)

    Disastrous; ruinous.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Catastrophic(adj)

    of a pertaining to a catastrophe


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of catastrophic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of catastrophic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Phil Donahue:

    This was a catastrophic injury, tomas was imprisoned in bed. He couldn't even cough.

  2. Rocco Falconer:

    The impact of Ebola will take us completely back to it being a basket case, the impact on some activities have been simply catastrophic.

  3. Lois McMaster Bujold:


  4. Erich Fromm:

    The history of man is a graveyard of great cultures that came to catastrophic ends because of their incapacity for planned, rational, voluntary reaction to challenge.

  5. Alexis Tsipras:

    A frenzy of fear-mongering with the responsibility of the Prime Minister himself is a final spasm before the end, the countdown for the ruling coalition and its catastrophic policies has already started.

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