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catastrophic.

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/General-American, dialectal[ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk]General-American, dialectal/ˌkætəˈstɹɒfɪk/Canada, dialectal
  1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

  2. Disastrous; ruinous.

  3. From which recovery is impossible.

    catastrophic failure
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.

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