catastrophic
bencana
definition
adjective
a catastrophic earthquake
involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
catastrophic mismanagement of the economy
extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.
example
His life takes a sudden twist when a strong earthquake and aftershocks cause 'catastrophic' damage to the subway system, trapping a train and its handful of passengers in harm's way.
While fireworks were the cause of any injuries last Halloween, Gardaí are adamant that the crackers can cause 'catastrophic' damage to children and adults alike.
The damage, described as 'catastrophic' , caused failure to all of the networks which make up telecommunication infrastructure on the island.
You built your whole life around these relationships, it's no wonder that the damage is so 'catastrophic' for you.
These men died because of the 'catastrophic' consequences of a dangerous social phenomenon.
In an instant, an avalanche of electrons is rolling over the surface in a 'catastrophic' flashover.
In the enormous densities of the early moments of the Big Bang the result would have been a 'catastrophic' annihilation of matter and antimatter into radiation.
Music fans have been warned to turn down or switch off their iPods amid fears the craze for MP3 players is storing up 'catastrophic' and irreversible hearing damage for a generation.
Similarly, Darwin also describes the formations of rocks and minerals from the 'catastrophic' effects of dynamic geological periods.
It is a huge pandemic that's affecting the whole world and will, unless it's stemmed in some way or other, it's going to have 'catastrophic' consequences for the economy of the world.
However, for the unfortunate few that do end up in this situation, the damage can be 'catastrophic' : physically, mentally and financially.
Working together as a team, the three were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent further potentially 'catastrophic' damage until fire trucks could respond to the aircraft.
Intravenous fluid loading before, during, and after rescue may protect against a 'catastrophic' fall in blood pressure that can follow sudden release after prolonged entrapment.
The upper plate moves seaward, and a massive tsunami can be produced along with 'catastrophic' destruction from earthquake shaking.
Tonight those winds are picking up in the Mexican resort town of Cancun, which could suffer 'catastrophic' damage from this powerful storm.
But in 1950 and 1966 it suffered two more 'catastrophic' earthquakes.
For years scientists and engineers have warned that a major hurricane could inflict 'catastrophic' damage on the city.
By the early nineties, the damage was inescapable and 'catastrophic' .
A number of contrasting geological processes can produce circular structures, ranging from 'catastrophic' gas expulsion to form pockmark craters to meteorite impacts.
Officials say the hurricane could cause 'catastrophic' damage.
This case, and the handling of it by some of the Met's most senior officers, has done potentially 'catastrophic' damage to the police's reputation for even the most basic level of competence.
The 'catastrophic' plague losses of the Black Death helped fuel an obsession with the afterlife and to popularize chantries.
The worst storm, a Category 5, has winds greater than 155 mph and can cause 'catastrophic' damage.
More than twenty years after Rampton's landmark report, years of failure to educate Black children have been 'catastrophic' for those young people and their communities.
As a result of the aircrew's actions, no injuries were suffered while preventing potentially 'catastrophic' damage to a valuable combat asset.
Through them, he learns about the history of apartheid and the 'catastrophic' effect it had on the lives of black South Africans.
The institutionalization of welfare was 'catastrophic' because of the extremely high rates of mortality that typically characterized these asylums.
But clearly, there are human factors behind the extensive damage caused by 'catastrophic' storms.
Any sharp changes in the temperature proxy would then be caused by 'catastrophic' interglacial climate oscillations.
In no other area of the housing market has the intervention of government been so pronounced, so unsuccessful in its implementation, and so 'catastrophic' in its effect.
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