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catastrophic

adjective

Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

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Word length
12
Starts with
C
Ends with
C
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
21
CEFR level
C2

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adjective

  1. Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

    “A catastrophic depression”

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A catastrophic depression
Catastrophic illness
A ruinous course of action

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