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catastrophique

catastrophic, disastrous

adjective kah-tah-stroh-FEEK Rare
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Usage Note

Catastrophique is invariable for gender. It is used both literally (for natural disasters) and colloquially to mean 'terrible' or 'appalling' in everyday speech — ce film était catastrophique is a perfectly normal review. The noun family includes catastrophe and the verb catastropher (to devastate/upset someone).

Examples

"Les conséquences ont été catastrophiques."

Natural Translation

The consequences were catastrophic.

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