| catastrophe definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 43 sets |
| 2 | calamity ; disaster | 38 sets |
| 3 | disaster | 33 sets |
| 4 | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | 20 sets |
| 5 | a sudden, widespread disaster; a misfortune | 20 sets |
| 6 | (n.) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 13 sets |
| 7 | something that causes great loss and suffering; a terrible disaster | 13 sets |
| 8 | (n) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 12 sets |
| 9 | n. any great and sudden misfortune or calamity. | 10 sets |
| 10 | disaster; sudden misfortune | 9 sets |
| 11 | a sudden and widespread disaster | 9 sets |
| 12 | a large-scale disaster | 9 sets |
| 13 | something really terrible that has happened | 8 sets |
| 14 | n. disaster; sudden misfortune | 8 sets |
| 15 | calamity; disaster | 7 sets |
| 16 | a disaster | 6 sets |
| 17 | disastrous event | 6 sets |
| 18 | triumph, victory, success | 6 sets |
| 19 | an event resulting in great loss | 5 sets |
| 20 | an event that threatens lives and may destroy property | 5 sets |
| 21 | a terrible disaster | 5 sets |
| 22 | a great, often sudden calamity | 5 sets |
| 23 | any great and sudden misfortune or calamity. | 5 sets |
| 24 | something that causes great loss and suffering | 5 sets |
| 25 | a sudden disaster | 5 sets |
| 26 | the downfall or destruction of the tragic hero | 5 sets |
| 27 | triumph | 4 sets |
| 28 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | 4 sets |
| 29 | sudden disaster | 4 sets |
| 30 | (noun) any sudden, great disaster | 4 sets |
| 31 | a large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 4 sets |
| 32 | the point at which the circumstances overcome the central motive, introducing the close or conclusion. | 4 sets |
| 33 | sudden, momentous, tragic event | 4 sets |
| 34 | tragic event; sudden disaster or misfortune | 4 sets |
| 35 | n. a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 3 sets |
| 36 | a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure(n) | 3 sets |
| 37 | a great calamity, such as an earthquake or flood. | 3 sets |
| 38 | any great and sudden misfortune or calamity | 3 sets |
| 39 | (n) a large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 3 sets |
| 40 | אסון | 3 sets |