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disastrophe

UK/dɪˈzɑːstɹəfi/US/dɪˈzæstɹəfi/

disastrophe noun: a disastrous catastrophe.

Noun

disastrophe (plural disastrophes)

  1. A disastrous catastrophe.

Forms of disastrophe

pluraldisastrophes

Origin of disastrophe

Blend of disaster + catastrophe.

Questions about disastrophe

What does disastrophe mean?
Disastrophe means a disastrous catastrophe.
What part of speech is disastrophe?
Disastrophe is a noun.
How do you pronounce disastrophe?
Disastrophe is pronounced /dɪˈzæstɹəfi/ (US).
What is the plural of disastrophe?
The plural of disastrophe is disastrophes.

Words near disastrophe in the dictionary

  1. disasters
  2. disasters waiting to happen
  3. disastre
  4. disastres
  5. disastress
  6. disastrophe
  7. disastrophes
  8. disastrous
  9. disastrously
  10. disastrousness
  11. disatisfied

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