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Word: Catastrophe
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’)
kəˈtastrəfi
an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
Short Definition:event causing great and usually sudden damage
Examples:- an environmental catastrophe
- inaction will only bring us closer to catastrophe
the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.
Short Definition:denouement of drama
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