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  • Definition
    • catastrophe :an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
      • the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity|the earthquake was a disaster

    • catastrophe :a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
      • lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system|his policies were a disaster

    • catastrophe :a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

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