catastrophe · noun
Bedeutungen und Beispiele
Ein Ereignis, das vielen Menschen großen Schaden oder großes Leid zufügt.
The flood became a catastrophe when entire villages lost their homes.
Emergency plans must consider how a local failure could grow into a wider catastrophe.
Years after the catastrophe, families were still rebuilding their homes and livelihoods.
Formen
- catastrophe singular
- catastrophes plural