catastrophic
catastrófico
definition
adjective
a catastrophic earthquake
involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
catastrophic mismanagement of the economy
extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.
translation of 'catastrophic'
adjective
catastrófico,
accidental
example
But in 1950 and 1966 it suffered two more 'catastrophic' earthquakes.
An abrupt and 'catastrophic' rise of tens of degrees was conceivable, Brooks wrote, ‘perhaps in the course of a single season.’
Officials say the hurricane could cause 'catastrophic' damage.
‘It's capable of causing 'catastrophic' damage but, of course, what we're really worried about is the loss of lives,’ he added.
However, for the unfortunate few that do end up in this situation, the damage can be 'catastrophic' : physically, mentally and financially.
These sandstone monuments display evidence of large-scale 'catastrophic' deposition and immense watery erosion.
A number of contrasting geological processes can produce circular structures, ranging from 'catastrophic' gas expulsion to form pockmark craters to meteorite impacts.
But sooner or later, a large object will threaten to hit the earth-moon system causing 'catastrophic' damage.
By the early nineties, the damage was inescapable and 'catastrophic' .
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 worst storm, a Category 5, has winds greater than 155 mph and can cause 'catastrophic' damage.
You built your whole life around these relationships, it's no wonder that the damage is so 'catastrophic' for you.
The nomination, unfortunately, was followed by a truly 'catastrophic' general election campaign in which he won only six states.
These men died because of the 'catastrophic' consequences of a dangerous social phenomenon.
The fact is that disasters come in a thousand different shapes and sizes, and they don't have to all be 'catastrophic' to do significant damage.
In an instant, an avalanche of electrons is rolling over the surface in a 'catastrophic' flashover.
In five years time, will I have forgotten how gut-wrenchingly awful 'catastrophic' data loss feels?
Tonight those winds are picking up in the Mexican resort town of Cancun, which could suffer 'catastrophic' damage from this powerful storm.
In contrast, the mineralized zones, above the topography created by the pre-mineralization igneous rocks, were not affected by this 'catastrophic' sedimentation.
The magnitude of the natural disaster that the Indian Ocean rim countries suffered from the 'catastrophic' earthquake and tsunami is said to be the worst in living memory.
For years scientists and engineers have warned that a major hurricane could inflict 'catastrophic' damage on the city.
Based on the recent evidence, we can estimate that the chances of an asteroid doing 'catastrophic' damage in the next century are approximately one in 5000.
But clearly, there are human factors behind the extensive damage caused by 'catastrophic' storms.
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.
For the big stars (at least 8 times more massive than the Sun), this collapse is 'catastrophic' .
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.
The upper plate moves seaward, and a massive tsunami can be produced along with 'catastrophic' destruction from earthquake shaking.
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.
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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