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Catastrophe vs Cataclysmic - What's the difference?

catastrophe | cataclysmic |

As a verb catastrophe

is .

As an adjective cataclysmic is

of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

catastrophe

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
  • (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations
  • (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
  • (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
  • Synonyms

    *nakba

    Derived terms

    * catastrophe bond * catastrophe theory

    cataclysmic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
  • It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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  • That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic : one had been judged and found wanting.