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. Meg Selby:

   Listening to her talk about the path... the tornado was on, it went from being kind of a precautionary thing to living through something very catastrophic.

2. Joe Biden:

   Now he's suggesting he wants to get the country back opened by Easter, it would be a catastrophic thing to do for our people and for our economy if we sent people back to work just as we were beginning to see the impact of social distancing take hold only to unleash a second spike in infections.

3. Darryl Vink:

   There was an inland trough that brought hot, dry and windy conditions, creating these catastrophic fire conditions.

4. Gabriel Alcívar:

   There are villages that are totally devastated, what happened here in Pedernales is catastrophic.

5. Eric Schiffer:

   There are these incoming missiles from many who are damaging the brand in ways that are not catastrophic but will affect brand perception in the short run, playboy has been dealing with this reckless war from former Playmates, and those who desperately wanted to be in his inner circle because of all the benefits and accoutrements and attention and glamour. The challenge is we’re at a time when Generation Z and millennials are far more sensitive about issues about equality and how people are treated, and especially how males conduct themselves.

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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