A real elmore like with hurricane katrina. Can happen in nature or can be a human fuck up or some combination thereof.
by Mmmm Lewinsky September 26, 2007
"zomg, did you see my new myspace name! it's XxXCaseyCatastropheXxX! i'm so hxc now!"
"wow you suck cock."
"kthnxbai!"
"wow you suck cock."
"kthnxbai!"
by jozlynn January 20, 2008
Something big.
That is extremely cool.
like totally and completely amazing.
Everybody knows about it.
That is extremely cool.
like totally and completely amazing.
Everybody knows about it.
by Kierstin M November 3, 2006
by Hercolena Oliver May 4, 2008
A psychotherapeutic term for a cognitive distortion where anxiety or depression leads you to infer apocalyptic conclusions from mundane setbacks and anxieties.
Catastrophizing usually comes in a litany of steps that start from a mundane setback all the way to absolute existential hoplessness. For instance:
1. Oh no, I'm going to be late for work.
2. My boss is going to be angry.
3. I'm going to lose my job.
4. I'm not going to be able to get another one.
5. I'm going to be unemployed forever.
6. My family will starve.
7. Oh God, we're all going to die!!!
Each step in the sequence is arguably plausible, but the snowball effect takes it into the realms of absurdity after a while.
1. Oh no, I'm going to be late for work.
2. My boss is going to be angry.
3. I'm going to lose my job.
4. I'm not going to be able to get another one.
5. I'm going to be unemployed forever.
6. My family will starve.
7. Oh God, we're all going to die!!!
Each step in the sequence is arguably plausible, but the snowball effect takes it into the realms of absurdity after a while.
by The Logical Fallacy August 19, 2018
to hyper-imagine negative outcomes to a situation that have no basis in reality. to blow setbacks or problems out of proportion such that you sprial into an emotional catastrophe.
Joe sat, stuck in traffic, and he began to catastrophize missing delivering the perfect sales pitch, losing the commission that he planned to spend on his new outfit that he would wear to the club to meet the perfect girl. He fell into despair as he realized how pointless his life was because of the traffic.
by ballistickitten July 22, 2008
An overturning misfortune that turns into a fiasco that makes you lose sight of your original purpose or plan.
OR
In poker terms-When your plan of bluffing with complete air, nothing that resembles a hand, blows up in your face and puts you out of the tourney.
OR
In poker terms-When your plan of bluffing with complete air, nothing that resembles a hand, blows up in your face and puts you out of the tourney.
by BigSkinnyExpress March 25, 2011