- (n.) The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy or a marriage in a comedy.
- (n.) A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of some part of it, effected by internal causes.
- (n.) An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). catastrophe. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/catastrophe/definitions/1985272 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "catastrophe" http://smartdefine.org/catastrophe/definitions/1985272 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "catastrophe" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/catastrophe/definitions/1985272> |