catastrophe

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noun

Plural noun:

catastrophescatastrophë

1.
(countable, uncountable)Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.
2.
(countable, uncountable)(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

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From Ancient Greek καταστροφή, from καταστρέφω (to overturn), from κατά (down, against) + στρέφω (to turn).