Catastrophe vs. Disaster
Difference Between Catastrophe and Disaster
Catastrophenoun
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Disasternoun
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.Catastrophenoun
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations
Disasternoun
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
Catastrophenoun
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Disasternoun
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school systemhis policies were a disasterCatastrophenoun
(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
Disasternoun
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamitythe earthquake was a disasterCatastrophenoun
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamitythe earthquake was a disasterDisasternoun
an act that has disastrous consequences
Catastrophenoun
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school systemhis policies were a disasterCatastrophenoun
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
