Catastrophal

/ˌkætəˈstrɔfəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or of the nature of a catastrophe; involving sudden, violent, and usually damaging change or disaster.

Etymology

From Greek 'catastrophe' (kata- 'down' + -strophe 'a turning'), meaning a sudden reversal or turning downward. The suffix '-al' makes it an adjective describing things of this nature.

Kelly Says

The word 'catastrophe' originally meant any sudden plot twist in Greek drama—it wasn't necessarily bad until European thinkers associated downward turns with disaster, and now the word always carries a sense of doom.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይዷን (ayin)
ay-een
ARالعربية
كارثي (karthi)
kar-thee
BNবাংলা
বিপর্যয়জনক (biporyayjanok)
bee-por-ee-ay-jan-ok
CACatalà
catàstrofic
ka-ta-stro-fee-k
CSČeština
katastrofický
ka-ta-stro-fi-tsee-kee
DADansk
katastrofaliske
ka-ta-stro-fa-lis-keh
DEDeutsch
katastrophal
kata-stro-fal
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφικός (katastrofikos)
ka-ta-stro-fee-kos
ESEspañol
catastrofál
ka-tas-tro-fal
FAفارسی
ویرانگر (virangar)
vee-ran-gar
FISuomi
katastrofinen
ka-ta-stro-fi-nen
FRFrançais
catastrophique
ka-ta-strophi-k
GUGU
આપત્તિ (aapatti)
aa-pa-ttee
HAHA
bacin
ba-seen
HEעברית
קאטאסטרופלי (katastrofali)
ka-ta-stit-ro-fee-lee
HIहिन्दी
विनाशकारी (vinashkari)
vee-naash-ka-ree
HUMagyar
katasztrofális
kata-shtro-fa-lee-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerusakan besar
keh-roo-saan be-sar
IGIG
nwata ọnọ
nwa-ta on-oh
ITItaliano
catastrofico
ka-ta-stro-fee-koh
JA日本語
壊滅的 (haimeiteki)
hai-men-tei-kee
KKKK
қийын (qiyin)
kee-yin
KMKM
ការបាត់បង់ (kar baat bong)
kar baat bong
KO한국어
재앙적 (jaeyangjeok)
jae-yang-jeok
MRMR
बाधित (badhit)
ba-dheet
MSBahasa Melayu
kerusakan besar
keh-roo-saan be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပကျဆုံး (pyidup kyasaung)
pee-dee-p kay-sa-aung
NLNederlands
catastrofaal
ka-ta-stro-faal
NONorsk
katastrofaliske
ka-ta-stro-fa-lis-keh
PAPA
ਬਹੁਤ ਖ਼ਰਾ (bahut khara)
bah-oot khar-ah
PLPolski
katastrofalny
ka-ta-stro-fal-nee
PTPortuguês
catastrofál
ka-tas-tro-fal
RORomână
catastrofal
ka-ta-stro-fal
RUРусский
катастрофический (katastroficheskiy)
ka-ta-stro-fi-ches-kee
SVSvenska
katastrofaliskt
ka-ta-stro-fa-liskt
SWKiswahili
kuhari
koo-ha-ree
TAதமிழ்
புரட்சி (puratchi)
poo-rat-chee
TEతెలుగు
విపరీతం (vipareetam)
vee-pa-ree-ta-m
THไทย
หายนะ (hay na)
ha-ee na
TLTL
nakakasira
na-ka-ka-si-ra
TRTürkçe
felaket
feh-lah-ket
UKУкраїнська
катастрофічний (katstrofichiyniy)
ka-ta-stro-fi-chee-nee
URاردو
بہت بری (bahut bari)
ba-hoot ba-ree
VITiếng Việt
khủng khiếp
khungs keeep
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ́
awon ek-oh
ZH中文
灾难性的 (zāinànxìng de)
tsai-lan-shin-deh
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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