What does catastrophic mean?

catastrophic means "extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin".

How many syllables are in catastrophic?

catastrophic has 4 syllables: cat-a-stro-phic. The stress falls on "stro". In IPA it is /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/.

What is another word for catastrophic?

Close synonyms include ruinous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is catastrophic a common word?

catastrophic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Catastrophic — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
“a catastrophic depression”
“catastrophic illness”
“a ruinous course of action”
Synonymsruinous
Similarharmful

Questions about catastrophic

What does catastrophic mean?: catastrophic means "extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin".
How many syllables are in catastrophic?: catastrophic has 4 syllables: cat-a-stro-phic. The stress falls on "stro". In IPA it is /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/.
What is another word for catastrophic?: Close synonyms include ruinous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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