Definitions for catastrophic
cat·a·stroph·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. catastrophic, ruinousadjective

   extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

   "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. catastrophicadjective

   Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

2. catastrophicadjective

   Disastrous; ruinous.

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1. catastrophic

   Catastrophic refers to a sudden and widespread disaster or tragedy that causes great damage and suffering. It can also refer to an event or situation that is extremely harmful and devastating, potentially leading to severe disruption and irreversible changes.

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1. Catastrophicadjective

   of a pertaining to a catastrophe

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Numerology

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

Examples of catastrophic in a Sentence

1. Michelle Bachelet:

   Small island nations are among those suffering the most catastrophic effects of climate change, although they contribute very little to fuelling the problem, just this past week, yet another devastating hurricane hit the Bahamas, taking a terrible toll in human life and destroying precious development gains.

2. Muhammad Pate:

   Because we know that the cost of essential drugs is a key driver of catastrophic out-of-pocket costs.

3. John Brown:

   Extinction of species and ecological collapse through wildlife trafficking can have long-lasting, irreversible, catastrophic impacts on our global community as a whole, so the global effort to combat these illicit crimes is paramount to protecting our environment.

4. Brian Lapointe:

   This is an entirely new oceanographic phenomenon that is creating such a problem — really a catastrophic problem — for tourism in the Caribbean region, where it piles up on beaches up to 5 or 6 feet deep.

5. Ron Magill:

   One million species in the next 50 years, that is catastrophic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catastrophic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Catastrophic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catastrophic
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=catastrophic