The consequence of a wrong translation can sometimes be catastrophic.
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Catastrophic
//kætəˈstɹɒfɪk//
Synonyms for "catastrophic" (60 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
Related word relations
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
15 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 23 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- катастрафі́чны adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- катастрафі́чны adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Catalan
2 entries- catastròfic adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastròfic adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 悲慘的 /悲惨的 adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- 招致大禍的 /招致大祸的 adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- 災難性的 /灾难性的 adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- 災難的 /灾难的 adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
Czech
2 entries- katastrofický adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- katastrofický adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Dutch
3 entries- catastrofaal adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- catastrofisch adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- rampzalig adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Esperanto
1 entries- katastrofa adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
Estonian
1 entries- hukatuslik adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Finnish
2 entries- katastrofaalinen adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- katastrofaalinen adj (disastrous; ruinous)
French
3 entries- catastrophique adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastrophique adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- désastreux adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Galician
3 entries- catastrófico adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastrófico adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- desastroso adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Georgian
2 entries- კატასტროფული adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- კატასტროფული adj (disastrous; ruinous)
German
2 entries- Katastrophen adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- katastrophal adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Hungarian
1 entries- katasztrofális adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Korean
1 entries- 비참한 adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Polish
2 entries- katastrofalny adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- katastrofalny adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Portuguese
2 entries- catastrófico adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastrófico adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Romanian
4 entries- catastrofal adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastrofic adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastrofic adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- dezastruos adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Russian
4 entries- бе́дственный adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- ги́бельный adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- катастрофи́ческий adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- катастрофи́ческий adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- katastrofalan adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- katastrofalni adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
Spanish
3 entries- catastrófico adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- catastrófico adj (disastrous; ruinous)
- desastroso adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Ukrainian
2 entries- катастрофі́чний adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- катастрофі́чний adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Volapük
2 entries- katastrofik adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- katastrofik adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Welsh
2 entries- catastroffig adj (of or pertaining to a catastrophe)
- trychinebus adj (disastrous; ruinous)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
You need to look at things from a different angle, it's not as catastrophic as you think.
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Ups and downs must be expected; but even in the face of catastrophic loss and sorrow, I like to think that at bottom I can't not be all right: I read the lines as they were written.
Source: tatoeba (2056920)
Climate scientists say we need to avert an additional 2-degree temperature increase to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.
Source: tatoeba (3651035)
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