Definition
involving sudden great damage or suffering
Etymology
from Greek katastrophe 'overturning, sudden turn'
Kelly Says
Catastrophic events turn everything upside down - like a cat knocking over everything!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አደጋዊ
ah-deh-gah-wee
ARالعربية
كارثي
kah-REH-thee
BNবাংলা
বিপর্যয়কর
bee-poh-ryoh-yoh-koh-r
CACatalà
catàstrofic
kah-tah-STROH-fee-k
CSČeština
katastrofální
kah-tah-STROH-fahl-nee
DADansk
katastrofal
kah-tah-STROH-fahl
DEDeutsch
katastrophal
kah-tah-STROH-fahl
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφικός
kah-tah-STROH-fee-kohs
ESEspañol
catastrófico
kah-tah-STROH-fee-koh
FAفارسی
فاجعه بار
fah-jeh-eh bah-r
FISuomi
murskaus
moor-skah-oos
FRFrançais
catastrophique
kah-tah-STROH-fee-k
HIहिन्दी
विपत्तिजनक
vee-pat-tee-jah-nak
HUMagyar
katasztrófális
kah-tah-STROH-fah-lees
IDBahasa Indonesia
bencana
behn-CHAH-nah
ITItaliano
catastrofico
kah-tah-STROH-fee-koh
JA日本語
大惨事的
dai-san-ji-teki
KMKM
គ្រោះមហន្តរាយ
kroh mah-nah-tah-ray
KO한국어
대참사적인
dae-cham-sa-jeok-een
MSBahasa Melayu
bencana
behn-CHAH-nah
MYမြန်မာ
ဘေးအန္တရာယ်
bay ahn-tah-yay
NLNederlands
rampzalig
rahmp-zah-leeg
NONorsk
katastrofal
kah-tah-STROH-fahl
PLPolski
katastrofalny
kah-tah-STROH-fahl-nee
PTPortuguês
catastrófico
kah-tah-STROH-fee-koh
RORomână
catastrofal
kah-tah-STROH-fahl
RUРусский
катастрофический
kah-tah-STROH-fee-chees-kee
SVSvenska
katastrofal
kah-tah-STROH-fahl
SWKiswahili
maafa
mah-AH-fah
TAதமிழ்
பேரழிவு
peh-rah-zee-vu
TEతెలుగు
విపత్తు
vee-pat-tu
THไทย
ภัยพิบัติ
phai-phi-bat
TLTL
katastrope
kah-tah-STROH-peh
TRTürkçe
felaket
feh-lah-KEHT
UKУкраїнська
катастрофічний
kah-tah-STROH-fee-chees-kee
URاردو
افسوسناک
ahf-sohs-nak
VITiếng Việt
thảm họa
thahm-hwah
ZH中文
灾难性的
zai-nan-xing-de