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catastrophisms

catastrophisms is the plural of catastrophism.

Meaning of catastrophism

Noun

catastrophism (countable and uncountable, plural catastrophisms)

  1. The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
  2. The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
  3. The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
    • A therapeutic programme based on pain education showed significant improvements regarding pain intensity, disability, catastrophism, depression, anxiety and health, with few positive results on anguish and cognition.2018, René Mauricio Barría, Cohort Studies in Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 55

Questions about catastrophisms

What is catastrophisms the plural of?
Catastrophisms is the plural of catastrophism.

Words near catastrophisms in the dictionary

  1. catastrophiser
  2. catastrophisers
  3. catastrophises
  4. catastrophising
  5. catastrophism
  6. catastrophisms
  7. catastrophist
  8. catastrophists
  9. catastrophization
  10. catastrophizations
  11. catastrophize

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