supercatastrophe

noun
/suːpəɹˈkəˈtæstɹəfi/

Etymology

From super- + catastrophe.

  1. prefixed as supercatastrophe — “super + catastrophe

Definitions

  1. A very severe, widespread catastrophe.

    • Then came that supercatastrophe, that curse and blot upon civilization, the great World War.
    • Insurance underwriters very often take the same optimistic view as property owners and in many countries underestimate the long term annual cost for the rare supercatastrophes.

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