catastrophe
IPA: kʌtˈæstrʌfi
noun
- Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
- (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
- (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
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Examples of "catastrophe" in Sentences
- It is a prelude to a catastrophe.
- The catastrophe is one of the deadliest disasters in modern history.