Vocabulary
Catastrophic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
Urdu meaning
تباہ کن، انقلاب عظیم، مصیبت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The 2022 and 2025 floods exposed this catastrophic vulnerability while also demonstrating invertebrates` essential role in ecosystem recovery.
- In 2022, catastrophic floods submerged a third of the country, affecting 33 million people, killing over 1,700 people and displacing millions.
- It expressed concern at the continuing 1sraeli-Palestinian conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.
- HE devastation unleashed by the floods across Punjab with Sindh facing a similar situation is nothing short of catastrophic.
- Pakistan`s catastrophic 2022 floods caused nearly $30 billion in damage, demonstrating how even localised cloudbursts can tip fragile mountain economies into long-term crisis.
Synonyms
disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous,
Antonyms
fortunate, beneficial
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