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catastrophe

/kəˈtastrəfi/

noun
- 1. an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster: "an environmental catastrophe"
- ▪ something very unfortunate or unsuccessful: "the tax would be a catastrophe for the industry"
- 2. the denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.
Word Origin 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’).
Scrabble Points: 18
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