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A really, really bad problem. Worse than a disaster, worse than a catastrophe. Did you see how he screwed up the presentation? It was a disastrophe!
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A combination of the words 'disaster' and 'catastrophe' indicating a very serious and very tragic event. A tragedy of epic proportions. The flood was a disastrophe for that region of the United States.
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A combination of disaster and catastrophe taking place, usually in the workplace and sometimes involving doughnuts Guy: I can't believe he ratted us out to the client for blowing off the meeting to go for doughnuts...
Girl: What a disastrophe!! |
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A situation or event which scores, in severity, between disaster and catastrophe on the problem scale. When Maddy realised, after a night of crying about her latest failed relationship, that she had an important Physics test the following day, she declared the situation a disastrophe, and continued sobbing.
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A situation so hideous that it exceeds the definitions of both "disaster" and "catastrophe", thereby necessitating the use of a hybrid. Sara: How was that new hair place?
Nico: It was a total disastrophe - the guy wanted to give me an ironic perm. Ugh, Williamsburg. |
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A hybrid combination of the words "disaster" and "catastrophe" used in any situation that requires a little extra intensity. A: Have you heard Apache Thundersnow's new single?
R: I haven't, is it any good? A: No, it's a disastrophe! Their debut single "I'm Hardcore" was so much better... |
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diz-a-stro-fee noun - an experience, person, thing or event that is worse than a disaster and a catastrophe combined. Origin: from the root words 'disaster' and 'catastrophe'; first used on February 9th 2010 by a four-year old girl to describe her father's nose: "Daddy's nose is turning all red, it is a disastrophe!" Often misspelled as and confused with "disastrophy" which refers to a trophy wife who has had too much plastic surgery. 1. a mind-boggling mess or tragedy on an epic scale: What is happening in Haiti is a disastrophe.
2. any misfortune, mishap, or failure; fiasco: My blind date was a disastrophe, he spent the whole night hitting on the waitress. 3. a potent mix of tragedy and stupidity; a clusterf@ck, particularly one containing an element of the absurd: The government's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was a total disastrophe. 4. a particularly egregious fashion error; a "hot mess": That dress is a complete disastrophe, what were you thinking?! related words: disastropic(al) - adjective disastrophically - adverb synonyms: misfortune, calamity, tragedy, hot mess. anonyms: triumph, victory, success. |
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