Katastrophe
dieNouncatastrophe, disaster
English translations
- 01
catastrophe
- 02
disaster
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Katastrophe ist ein großes Unglück oder eine Tragödie.
- English meaning
- Disaster
- Synonym
- Unglück, Desaster
- German example
- Das Erdbeben war eine schreckliche Katastrophe.
- English example
- The earthquake was a terrible disaster.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Katastrophe
- Plural Form
- die Katastrophen
Related words
- Katastrophenmedizin
Disaster medicine
- Katastrophenschutz
Disaster relief
- Naturkatastrophe
Natural disaster
- Flutkatastrophe
Flood disaster
- Erdbebenkatastrophe
earthquake disaster
- Schiffskatastrophe
A maritime disaster is a serious accident involving a ship, often endangering human lives.
- Versorgungslage
Supply situation
- Heimsuchung
Affliction, visitation
- Sanitätsdienst
paramedic service, medical service
- Blutzoll
Death toll, blood toll
- unabwendbar
Inevitable
- Großbrand
Conflagration
- Verwüstung
Devastation
- Schutt
Debris
- Mitgefühl
Compassion
- Desaster
Disaster
- Wucherpreis
Exorbitant price, gouging price
- beispiellos
Unprecedented
- unbewohnbar
uninhabitable
- postapokalyptisch
post-apocalyptic
- Ausmaß
The extent, size, or magnitude of something.
- Lazarett
Field hospital
- Verhängnis
A doom is a fateful, sinister event or development that leads to great suffering.
- Plünderin
Looting woman, plunderer
- Todesopfer
Fatalities
- Kontrollstab
A control staff is a group of people tasked with monitoring and controlling processes or operations.
- Reaktorunfall
Nuclear accident
- Schiffsunglück
Shipwreck
- Naturgewalt
Natural disaster
- mitleiden
To sympathize, to feel compassion
- Untergangsprophetin
A doomsayer is a person who makes pessimistic predictions about the future, often regarding disasters or the end of the world.
- verheeren
To devastate
- apokalyptisch
Apocalyptic describes something that relates to a disaster or the end of the world; devastating.
- unfassbar
incomprehensible
- umgekommen
Deceased, perished
- Apokalypse
Apocalypse
- Unglück
Misfortune, disaster
- Plünderer
Looter
- Seher
Seer
- Kernschmelze
Nuclear meltdown
- Tragödie
tragedy
- Unheil
misfortune, disaster
- Kalamität
A calamity is a serious disaster, emergency, or catastrophe.
- Zivilverteidigung
Civil defense includes measures to protect the civilian population from the effects of wars, disasters, or emergencies.
- Abwurf
Drop, ejection
- Umweltschaden
Environmental damage refers to the impairment or destruction of the natural environment caused by human activities or natural events.
- abwenden
to avert
Example sentences with “Katastrophe”
Das Wetter ist eine absolute Katastrophe. (The weather is an absolute disaster.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Katastrophe' feminine?
Yes, 'die Katastrophe'.