Catastrophe Meaning Greek. Learn More in these related Britannica articles. The food was cold the guests quarreledthe whole dinner was a catastrophe.
Especially a fatal turning point in a drama the winding up of the plot from Latin catastropha from Greek katastrophe an overturning. It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama usually a tragedy. The food was cold the guests quarreledthe whole dinner was a catastrophe.
Disaster has a different meaning.
It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama usually a tragedy. Nowadays catastrophe can be used to refer to very tragic events as well as more minor ones. See cata- strephein turn. Figuratively apostasy -- overthrow subverting.
