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Catastrophe vs Difficulty - What's the difference?

catastrophe | difficulty |

As a verb catastrophe

is .

As a noun difficulty is

the state of being difficult, or hard to do.

catastrophe

Alternative forms

* (now rare) *

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

    difficulty

    Noun

    (difficulties)
  • The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
  • An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
  • We faced a difficulty .

    Derived terms

    * difficulty level * with difficulty