catastrophe
English
/kəˈtæstɹəfi/
noun
Definitions
- any large and disastrous event of great significance
- (insurance) a disaster beyond expectations
- (narratology) the dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement
- (mathematics) a type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (overturning).
Origin
Ancient Greek
καταστροφή
Gloss
overturning
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catastrophal English
- catastrophic English
- catastrophically English
- catastrophin English
- catastrophism English
- catastrophist English
- catastrophization English
- catastrophize English
- catastrophizer English
- ecocatastrophe English
- eucatastrophe English
- eucatastrophic English
- megacatastrophic English
- neocatastrophism English
- noncatastrophic English
- oxygen English
- oxygen catastrophe English
- postcatastrophic English
- subcatastrophic English
- uncatastrophic English
- katastrofi Finnish
- catastropha Latin
- катастро́фа Russian
- catástrofe Spanish, Castilian
- καταστρέφω Ancient Greek
- καταστροφή Ancient Greek
- catástrofe Portuguese
- katastrof Swedish
- カタストロフィ Japanese
- catastróf Irish
- katastrofe Danish
- catástrofe Galician
- καταστροφή Greek (modern)
- קטסטרופה Hebrew (modern)