catastrophe
nounEtymology
From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
- derived from καταστροφή
Definitions
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.
- Between these high lights accumulated disaster, social catastrophe.
A disaster beyond expectations.
The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot
The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
- Pat : he comes like the Cataſtrophe of the old Comedie : my Cue is villanous Melancholly, with a ſighe like Tom o’ Bedlam.
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A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
The neighborhood
- neighboranastrophe
- neighborapostrophe
- neighborcataclysm
- neighborcatastrophic
- neighborcatastrophism
- neighborcatastrophist
- neighbormetastrophe
Derived
Carter catastrophe, castrophony, catastrophal, catastrophe bond, catastrophe theory, catastrophin, catastrophize, cat bond, climatastrophe, climate catastrophe, cosy catastrophe, cowtastrophe, cozy catastrophe, disastrophe, ecocatastrophe, error catastrophe, eucatastrophe, oxygenation catastrophe, oxygen catastrophe, supercatastrophe, ultraviolet catastrophe, vacuum catastrophe
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at catastrophe. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at catastrophe. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at catastrophe
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