catastrophist
English
adj
Definitions
- Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
Etymology
Suffix from English catastrophe.
Origin
English
catastrophe
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catastrophal English
- catastrophe English
- catastrophic English
- catastrophin English
- catastrophism English
- catastrophize English
- ecocatastrophe English
- eucatastrophe English
- oxygen catastrophe English
- καταστροφή Ancient Greek
- カタストロフィ Japanese