disastrophe
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.
disastrophe
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!
disastrophe
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.
disastrophe
a cross between a disaster & a catastrophe. The ultimate wreck!
Don't come in! My place is a total disastrophe! Or that drunk chick is a mess! She's a disastrophe waiting to happen!
disastrophe
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.
Nico: It was a total disastrophe - the guy wanted to give me an ironic perm. Ugh, Williamsburg.
disastrophe
A misused or misplaced apostrophe
"Many people misuse their aposrtophe's when pluralising words"
Disastrophe
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!!
Girl: What a disastrophe!!