catastrophe

catastrophe - noun

  • A momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
  • Utter failure : fiasco
  • A violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth
  • A violent usually destructive natural event (such as a supernova)
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Deforestation and erosion can lead to an ecological catastrophe."

Usage examples

Examples: 'The word "catastrophe" is important to learn.' 'Please use "catastrophe" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "catastrophe" helps with spelling.'

SpellingJoy score for catastrophe

SpellingJoy Gematria

Mystic
414

Letter Values

C
6
A
1
T
21
A
1
S
20
T
21
R
19
O
15
P
17
H
9
E
8

Etymology

Greek

Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn

Word family

catastrophic

Found in Lyrics

"Cat's in the Cradle"

by Harry Chapin

1974

"Cat's in the cradle"

Context: Folk rock classic

"The Love Cats"

by The Cure

1983

"We're the love cats"

Context: New wave hit