2007-02-05 22:03:10 · 8 answers · asked by Senthil N 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
1 : the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy
2 : a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
3 a : a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth b : a violent usually destructive natural event (as a supernova)
4 : utter failure : FIASCO
2007-02-05 22:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war.
2. any misfortune, mishap, or failure; fiasco: The play was so poor our whole evening was a catastrophe.
3. a final event or conclusion, usually an unfortunate one; a disastrous end: the great catastrophe of the Old South at Appomattox.
4. (in a drama) the point at which the circumstances overcome the central motive, introducing the close or conclusion; dénouement. Compare catastasis, epitasis, protasis.
5. Geology. a sudden, violent disturbance, esp. of a part of the surface of the earth; cataclysm.
6. Also called catastrophe function. Mathematics. any of the mathematical functions that describe the discontinuities that are treated in catastrophe theory.
2007-02-09 05:01:28 · answer #2 · answered by Nitya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is Catastrophe
2016-10-01 11:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catastrophe, from the Greek Καταστροφή (katastrephein), literally means "to turn" (strephein) "downwards" (kata-).
It can refer to:
A disaster, a horrible event.
Noun
catastrophe
Any enormous and disastrous event of great significance.
A disaster beyond expectations (insurance industry)
In ancient Greek tragedies, the solution of the plot.
A social change of an outstanding radical and rapid character, with highly magical explanations by victims and others (sociology)
2007-02-05 22:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A disastrous event/happening. The explosion and subsequent oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is a catastrophe, a catastrophic event.
2016-05-23 23:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catastrophe means disaster, a calamity. Something gone heywire.
2007-02-05 22:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means a disaster generally caused due to the imbalance in nature and generally causes great harm to the area in which it occurs
2007-02-05 22:17:43 · answer #7 · answered by deevapinto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a serious disaster or problem or un expected crisis which is not pre planned or designed.
2007-02-05 22:13:54 · answer #8 · answered by sabu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋