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From catastrophe + -ize.
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catastrophize
ca·tas·tro·phizeToday it means: To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic. Full definition →
Today it means: To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic. Full definition →
From catastrophe + -ize.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.