OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 17842

catastrophe

/kəˈtæstɹəfi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
catástrofe
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Last night, after the brief sitting of the House of Lords, and before catastrophe befell the Government in the Commons, I had a long chat with the Premier, in which he discussed th…
The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.
catástrofe
The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.