catastrophe · noun
Sens et exemples
Un événement qui cause de graves dégâts ou de grandes souffrances à beaucoup de personnes.
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.
Formes
- catastrophe singular
- catastrophes plural