Plural of catastrophe
regular plural
The plural of catastrophe is catastrophes.
Forms of catastrophe
| Singular | catastrophe /kəˈtæstɹəfi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | catastrophes |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Catastrophes in a sentence
- Natural catastrophes plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland.From the entry plague
- But bibliothetical catastrophes continued throughout Chinese history, destroying countless thousands of works.1999 March, Susan Whitfield, “In praise of the plagiarist”, in Index on Censorship, volume 28, number 2. From the entry bibliothetical
- We knew that the direct and indirect schemes of the DIA, its thick bozone, had created our intergenerational catastrophes.2015, Elaine Coburn, edited by Emma LaRocque, More Will Sing Their Way to Freedom: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence, Fernwood…. From the entry bozone
- Hard push factors include war, starvation and environmental catastrophes, while soft push factors persecution, poverty and social loneliness.2005, Stephen Codrington, “Population Change”, in Planet Geography, 3rd edition, Sydney: Solid Star Press, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry push factor
- Name other great catastrophes this world has seen, the floods, the fires, the earthquakes, plague or famine or drouth.1965, Marguerite Young, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, Scribner, page 174. From the entry drouth
Meaning of catastrophe
- noun Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- noun A disaster beyond expectations.
- noun The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Questions about the plural of catastrophe
- What is the plural of catastrophe?
- The plural of catastrophe is catastrophes.
- Is catastrophe countable?
- Catastrophe is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: catastrophe (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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