Information about the word catastrophic (English → Esperanto: katastrofa)

Synonyms: miserable, disastrous

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑒
Deseret alphabet𐐿𐐰𐐻𐐯𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐱𐑁𐐮𐐿

Degrees of comparison

Positivecatastrophic
Comparativemore catastrophic
Superlativemost catastrophic

Usage samples

According to South Korea intelligence, North Korea’s Gim Jeong‐eun ordered executions of local officials following catastrophic flooding. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.
Of course, it will be catastrophic for the UK economy.
For Russia, the numbers are catastrophic.
Turkey is no stranger to earthquakes and many feel that the government failed to prepare for another catastrophic event.
But the man who set a catastrophic war in motion now finds his travel options extremely limited.

Translations

Afrikaansrampspoedig; katastrofies
Dutchcatastrofaal; rampzalig
Esperantokatastrofa
Germankatastrophal
Papiamentodesastroso
Portuguesecatastrófico
Russianбедственный
Spanishcatastrófico