katastrophal
catastrophic, disastrous
Word details
- German meaning
- Sehr schlimm, verheerend.
- English meaning
- Catastrophic
- Synonym
- verheerend, verhängnisvoll
- German example
- Das Erdbeben hatte katastrophale Auswirkungen.
- English example
- The earthquake had catastrophic effects.
- Comparative
- katastrophalerSuperlative: am katastrophalsten
Related words
- desaströs
Disastrous means catastrophic, devastating, or marked by great misfortune.
- verheerend
Devastating
- heillos
hopeless
- Antiphrase
antiphrasis
- apokalyptisch
Apocalyptic describes something that relates to a disaster or the end of the world; devastating.
- tragisch
tragic
- verwüstend
Devastating, destructive, ruinous.
- Debakel
Debacle
- Sündflut
Great Flood, Deluge
- vernichtend
Devastating
- Fiasko
A fiasco is a complete failure or a disastrous collapse.
Example sentences with “katastrophal”
Das Ergebnis war katastrophal. (The result was disastrous.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce it?
Ka-tas-tro-phal, with the stress on 'phal'.