disastrophe

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US/dɪˈzæstɹəfi/UK/dɪˈzɑːstɹəfi/

noun

A disastrous catastrophe.

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Meanings

noundisastrophe (plural disastrophes)

plural disastrophes

  1. A disastrous catastrophe.

Origin

Blend of disaster + catastrophe.

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APA

disastrophe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disastrophe

MLA

“disastrophe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disastrophe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disastrophe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disastrophe.

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