catastrophic

CEFRC1

/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Causing great damage, loss, or suffering.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Disastrous; ruinous.

Examples

  • That would cause a catastrophic accident at the worksite.

  • The consequence of a wrong translation can sometimes be catastrophic.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. From which recovery is impossible.

  2. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

More examples

In context

  • catastrophic failure

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.