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catastrophe in Arabic

كَارِثَة kāriṯa

UK/kəˈtæstɹəfi/

catastrophe in Arabic: كَارِثَة (kāriṯa), فَاجِعَة (fājiʕa), مُصِيبَة (muṣība), آفَة (ʔāfa). In English, catastrophe means any large and disastrous event of great significance.

Arabic words for catastrophe

any large and disastrous event of great significance
كَارِثَة kāriṯa, فَاجِعَة fājiʕa, مُصِيبَة muṣība, آفَة ʔāfa
disaster beyond expectations
نَكْبَة nakba, فَاجِعَة fājiʕa

English meaning of catastrophe

  1. noun Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
  2. noun A disaster beyond expectations.
  3. noun The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
  4. noun A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

Full definition of catastrophe

catastrophe in a sentence

  • The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophe.

catastrophe in other languages

Questions about catastrophe in Arabic

What is the meaning of catastrophe in Arabic?
Catastrophe in Arabic is كَارِثَة (kāriṯa), فَاجِعَة (fājiʕa), مُصِيبَة (muṣība), آفَة (ʔāfa).
ما معنى كلمة catastrophe؟
Catastrophe: كَارِثَة (kāriṯa), فَاجِعَة (fājiʕa), مُصِيبَة (muṣība), آفَة (ʔāfa).
What does catastrophe mean in English?
Catastrophe means any large and disastrous event of great significance.

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