catastrophic
English
/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
- Disastrous; ruinous.
Etymology
Affix from English catastrophe.
Origin
English
catastrophe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catastrophal English
- catastrophe English
- catastrophically English
- catastrophin English
- catastrophism English
- catastrophist English
- catastrophize English
- ecocatastrophe English
- eucatastrophe English
- megacatastrophic English
- noncatastrophic English
- oxygen catastrophe English
- postcatastrophic English
- subcatastrophic English
- uncatastrophic English
- καταστροφή Ancient Greek
- カタストロフィ Japanese