disastrophe

English

Etymology

Blend of disaster +‎ catastrophe.^[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzæstɹəfi/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzɑːstɹəfi/
(Northern England) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzæstɹəfi/

Noun

disastrophe (plural disastrophes)

A disastrous catastrophe.

References

“disastrophe”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎^[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

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