Betekenis van:
catastrophe

catastrophe
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • ramp; ongeluk van grote omvang of invloed
  • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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catastrophe
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  • ramp
  • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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catastrophe
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
    "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"

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    catastrophe
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

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      catastrophe
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • drama, treurspel, tragedie
      • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. Few passengers survived the catastrophe.
      2. A great catastrophe is expected.
      3. A catastrophe has been averted.
      4. Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.
      5. The catastrophe also claimed victims' lives.
      6. Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.
      7. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which occurred on the night of December 2, 1984 at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, is the world's worst industrial catastrophe.
      8. Black money scandal, 11th of September, expenseuro, the Old Europe, Hartz IV, Madame Chancellor, fanmile, climatic catastrophe, financial crisis, wreckage bonus and citizen of anger are the last ten words of the year in Germany.