Catastrophe

noun

/kəˈtæstɹəfi/

Word Frequency: 3.8

Definitions

1.nounAny large and disastrous event of great significance

2.nounA disaster beyond expectations

3.nounThe dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement

4.nounA type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states

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