catastrophe

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: catastrophy, katastrophe, catastrophic, catastrophes, anastrophe, eucatastrophe, catastrophal, metastrophe, catastrophize, catastrophise

Antonyms: catastrophy, katastrophe, catastrophic, catastrophes, anastrophe, eucatastrophe, catastrophal, metastrophe, catastrophize, catastrophise

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. Any [[large]] and [[disastrous]] [[event]] of great [[significance]].
2. {{lb|en|insurance}} A [[disaster]] beyond expectations.
3. {{lb|en|narratology}} The [[dramatic]] event that [[initiate]]s the resolution of the plot; the [[dénouement]].
4. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A type of [[bifurcation]], where a system shifts between two stable states.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.