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Engelsk navneord: catastrophe

1. catastrophe (om begivenhed) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity.
The earthquake was a disaster.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)calamity, cataclysm, disaster, tragedy


Mindre specifikke termerbad luck, misfortune


Mere specifikke termeract of God, apocalypse, famine, force majeure, inevitable accident, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, tidal wave, tsunami, unavoidable casualty, vis major, visitation

2. catastrophe (om tilstand) a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningLack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system.
His policies were a disaster.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)disaster


Mindre specifikke termeradversity, hard knocks, hardship

3. catastrophe (om fænomen) a sudden violent change in the earth's surface


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)cataclysm


Mindre specifikke termergeological phenomenon


Mere specifikke termernuclear winter









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