Synonyms for catastrophe
kəˈtæs trə ficatas·tro·phe

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1. catastrophe

   A cataclysm or catastrophe is some great convulsion or momentous event that may or may not be a cause of misery to man. In calamity, or disaster, the thought of human suffering is always present. It has been held by many geologists that numerous catastrophes or cataclysms antedated the existence of man. In literature, the final event of a drama is the catastrophe, or denouement. Misfortune ordinarily suggests less of suddenness and violence than calamity or disaster, and is especially applied to that which is lingering or enduring in its effects. In history, the end of every great war or the fall of a nation is a catastrophe, tho it may not be a calamity. Yet such an event, if not a calamity to the race, will always involve much individual disaster and misfortune. Pestilence is a calamity; a defeat in battle, a shipwreck, or a failure in business is a disaster; sickness or loss of property is a misfortune; failure to meet a friend is a mischance; the breaking of a teacup is a mishap.

   Synonyms:
   calamity, cataclysm, denouement, disaster, mischance, misfortune, mishap, sequel

   Antonyms:
   benefit, blessing, boon, comfort, favor, help, pleasure, privilege, prosperity, success

   Preposition:
   The catastrophe of a play; of a siege; rarely, to a person, etc.

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1. catastrophe

   Synonyms:
   revolution, disaster, calamity, misfortune, misadventure, reverse, blow, visitation

   Antonyms:
   blessing, victory, triumph, felicitation, achievement, ovation, success, godsend

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1. calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysmnoun

   an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

   "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

   Synonyms:
   disaster, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

2. catastrophe, disasternoun

   a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

   "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

   Synonyms:
   disaster, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

3. catastrophe, cataclysmnoun

   a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

   Synonyms:
   disaster, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

Matched Categories

1. • Adversity
   • Geological Phenomenon
   • Misfortune

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1. catastrophenoun

   Synonyms:
   upshot, issue, consummation, conclusion, termination, denouement, FINALE, winding up, finishing stroke, final event

2. catastrophenoun

   Synonyms:
   CALAMITY, disaster, misfortune, mishap, mischance

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1. catastrophenoun

   Synonyms:
   disaster, calamity

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1. List of paraphrases for "catastrophe":

   disaster, calamity, disasters, tragedy, nakba

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1. Ashley Judd:

   International Association for Suicide Prevention is the level of catastrophe of what was going on inside of her, because the barrier between the regard in which they held her couldn't penetrate into her heart and the lie the disease told her was so convincing.

2. David Axelrod:

   Even before we took office, we knew the economic catastrophe we were inheriting, which promised to be long and deep, meant we faced a calamitous midterm, that meant if we wanted to accomplish anything meaningful, it would have to come in the first two years, when we had large majorities in both chambers. It's why President Obama moved the Affordable Care Act when he did.

3. Naftali Bennett:

   This is not a catastrophe, this is not a disaster. It is a change of government. An ordinary and usual event in any democratic country, the system in the state of Israel is not monarchical. No one has a monopoly on power.

4. Leonid Yemets:

   What happened is a catastrophe for the whole country, think about it: how can we now talk with out partners in the West, with our donors, after the minister comes out and says that the deputy head of the president's faction is corrupt. Who will want to speak with us after this?

5. The Archbishop:

   At a time when the whole country has been affected by a major catastrophe, politicians should stop finding fault with each other, instead they must have broad discussion on what steps needed to be taken to solve this and take this country out of this crisis.