cartastrophe

A self preformed repair on an automobile by, an inexperienced person, that goes horribly wrong or takes excessive time to complete.

Damn, dude taking apart my bimmer was a fucking cartastrophe.

by manfromjapan April 1, 2009

Cartastrophe

Any situation involving 1. Sufficient cars and 2. Sufficiency stupid drivers of said car that's a nightmare to deal with.

Dammit, we'll never get through that cartastrophe out of this parking lot

by Chunkmastarr January 9, 2026

Catastrophear

To feel an exaggerated fear or concern about something.

"Don't worry bro, she's gonna come back soon! Don't catastrophear!"

"I don't like to catastrophear. This situation could be worse"

by Phil-OoO October 7, 2016

catastrophic success

An event or product that attracts so much interest and attention that it exceeds its own sustaining capacity, resulting in the inability of the organization to respond to demand.

The new product was such a hit that the store ran out, resulting in angry crowds destroying the mall. It was a catastrophic success for the company.

by ohlms March 10, 2009

Catastrophizing

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.

by The Logical Fallacy August 19, 2018

cumtastrophe

A horrific event in which one is slammed in the face with such a considerable and inordinate payload of semen that their universe is forever chang-ed.

1) If i ever ran into Brooke Burke on the street, i would drop trou and she would be the direct object of the greatest cumtastrophe the world has ever seen.
2) Sometimes, I just want to go to a Japanese massage parlor. Only problem is...because i love asian women so much, when I get the happy ending, it usually turns into a cumtastrophe.

by Red Baron December 16, 2004

catastrophilia

A disorder characterized by a powerful and ongoing addiction to drama and catastrophe.

His secret longing for a devastating nuclear disaster was part of his intense catastrophilia.

by Dr Bunnygirl February 1, 2019