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catastrophic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ruinous |
a catastrophic depression.
catastrophic illness.
Examples of catastrophic
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Governments and central banks need to take out the catastrophic risk to markets.
From the telegraph.co.uk
So lets look into how we are going to survive if these changes are catastrophic.
From the independent.co.uk
Haiti, which has just suffered a catastrophic earthquake, is an extreme example.
From the guardian.co.uk
We have a catastrophic second half of the season and still end up in the top 10.
From the guardian.co.uk
That means that a decline would be an unhappy event, but not a catastrophic one.
From the theatlantic.com
She has catastrophic insurance and pays out of pocket for most medical services.
From the sacbee.com
This could be catastrophic for patients at high risk for heart attack or stroke.
From the kentucky.com
They also were hurt by catastrophic losses and charges related to restructuring.
From the projo.com
He said such sanctions wouldn't entail any catastrophic consequences for Russia.
From the al.com
- Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"
- (catastrophe) calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
- (catastrophe) 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"
- (catastrophe) a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
- (Catastrophe (book)) Catastrophe is a 2009 book co-written by American political commentator Dick Morris and his wife Eileen McGann, which spells out hypothetical catastrophic consequences of the Barack Obama administration policies and shows how the Obama administration could be stopped.
- (Catastrophe (drama)) In drama, particularly the tragedies of classical antiquity, the catastrophe is the final resolution in a poem or narrative plot, which unravels the intrigue and brings the piece to a close. ...
- (Catastrophe (musician)) Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.
- Catastrophe is a short play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1982 at the invitation of A.I.D.A. (Association Internationale de Du00E9fense des Artistes) and u201Cirst produced in the Avignon Festival (21 July 1982) u2026 Beckett considered it u2018massacred.u2019u201D It is one of his few plays to deal with a political theme and, arguably, holds the title of Beckett's most optimistic work...
- (Catastrophe (TV series)) Catastrophe is a five-part British documentary television series telling the story of the catastrophic events that shaped planet Earth. It is presented by Tony Robinson and was first aired on Channel 4 on 24 November 2008. ...
