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Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning what?

catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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He said he feared a new Nakba -- "catastrophe" in Arabic -- referring to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people at the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

A question that hangs over “The Mothers of Kherson” is what it means to make art about adversity in the middle of catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Its population had been increasing before the eruption, and that growth continued through the catastrophe and afterward, even though the surrounding ecosystems experienced extensive and lasting damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Not even the bacteria in the soil can survive a catastrophe like that.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 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

Will his crew see this grandiose conspiracy through, despite their shifty partners and some last-minute catastrophes?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

That didn’t stop catastrophes like the 2018 fire in the Sierra foothills that destroyed the town of Paradise and killed 85.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

You’re a soldier in the army of sliding board catastrophes.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson


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