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Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning what?

catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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The video made him realise "that we may also have come close to a catastrophe".

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Streeting "issues checklist for coping after catastrophe" and to "be prepared with 3 days of supplies", the Times reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Through Mr. Smith’s skillful use of this and many other primary sources, Mignon Langnas joins her fellow diarists Anne Frank and Victor Klemperer as eyewitnesses to catastrophe and witnesses for posterity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"If there's no sewage, in three days there'll be an epidemiological catastrophe," said Gorkutsenko.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

While the machines hummed softly in our hospital and white-soled shoes whispered up and down the halls, a catastrophe was roaring down upon this child of a mother.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Both men were re-elected after those catastrophes by electorates that apparently didn’t castigate them personally for the failures and supported their subsequent efforts to defeat the enemy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

According to Jordan, the results demonstrate that the effects of catastrophes are rarely straightforward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Now, a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Jan. 7, 2025 catastrophes, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He also called for "speedy incident reporting, classification, and reporting protocols so the world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

His belief was that from time to time the Earth experienced global catastrophes in which groups of creatures were wiped out.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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