catastrophe
/kəˈtæstɹəfi/
an event causing great damage or suffering
catastrophe in a sentence
“The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.”
Origin of catastrophe
Greek katastrophē overturning, sudden turn, from kata- down + strophē turning
/kəˈtæstɹəfi/
an event causing great damage or suffering
“The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.”
Greek katastrophē overturning, sudden turn, from kata- down + strophē turning