n. a sudden and widespread disaster; something that has failed
The catastrophe devastated the city. OR The dinner was a catastrophe.
The catastrophe devastated the city. OR The dinner was a catastrophe.
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We read about a cosmic catastrophe.
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What item does Eleanor's grandfather consider to be essential during his catastrophe drills?
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The aftermath of the oil spill proved to be an environmental catastrophe.
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What type of disaster was the Dust Bowl being it was the worst environmental catastrophe the country has ever seen?
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What was the last catastrophe Billy faced?
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After the meteor collision, what immediate catastrophe happened?
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Becoming a Cupcake Cadet is hard work! What catastrophe did NOT happen to Jeremy and Slater?
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What catastrophe fell upon the people in Louisiana?
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The dinner was a catastrophe.
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disaster; misfortune; calamity; fiasco
triumph
4 syllables
ca-tas-tro-phe
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