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catastrophic

/ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/adjective

उच्चारण कैटस्ट्रॉफ़िक

विनाशकारी, प्रलयकारी, भयंकर

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adjective
  1. 1

    causing a lot of destruction, suffering or death

    विनाशकारी, प्रलयकारी, भयंकर

    • catastrophic floods that swept away entire villages
    • The fire had catastrophic consequences.
    • The cyclone had catastrophic effects on the coast.
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    • A catastrophic earthquake destroyed the old town.
    • The dam failure caused catastrophic flooding.

    Synonyms disastrous calamitous devastating cataclysmic ruinous

    Opposite beneficial fortunate harmless advantageous

  2. 2

    extremely bad; a complete failure

    अत्यंत बुरा, पूरी तरह विफल

    • The team's performance was catastrophic.
    • The floods had catastrophic effects on the rice harvest.
    • His catastrophic decision cost the company its biggest client.
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    • The harvest was catastrophic after the long drought.
    • The film's opening weekend was catastrophic.

    Synonyms dreadful awful terrible dire

    Opposite excellent successful

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cat·a·stroph·ic

With ph (not 'catastrofic'); the noun catastrophe is four syllables, /kəˈtæstrəfi/, with the final e pronounced.

ph के साथ ('catastrofic' गलत है); noun catastrophe चार syllables का है, /kəˈtæstrəfi/, अंतिम e बोला जाता है।

?Which word?

Keep the disaster scale: setback, misfortune, disaster, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm.

आपदा का क्रम याद रखिए: setback, misfortune, disaster, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm।