catastrophic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒfɪk

Adjective

catastrophic (comparative more catastrophic, superlative most catastrophic)

1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
2. Disastrous; ruinous.
   • 2009: Stuart Heritage, Hecklerspray, Friday the 22^nd of May in 2009 at 1 o’clock p.m., “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”

     The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.

Synonyms

• catastrophal

Translations

of or pertaining to a catastrophe

• Catalan: catastròfic
• Czech: katastrofický
• Esperanto: katastrofa
• French: catastrophique (fr)
• German: Katastrophen-
• Polish: katastrofalny (pl)

• Romanian: catastrofic (ro), catastrofal (ro) m, n, catastrofică f
• Russian: катастрофный (katastrofnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: katastrofalan m, katastrofalni m
• Spanish: catastrófico (es)
• Volapük: katastrofik

disastrous; ruinous

• Catalan: catastròfic
• Czech: katastrofický
• Estonian: hukatuslik
• French: catastrophique (fr), désastreux (fr)

• German: katastrophal (de)
• Polish: katastrofalny (pl)
• Romanian: catastrofic (ro), dezastruos (ro) m, n, dezastruoasă f
• Volapük: katastrofik