What does supercatastrophe mean?
Supercatastrophe means (rare) A very severe, widespread catastrophe..
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/suːpəɹˈkəˈtæstɹəfi/ · noun
(rare) A very severe, widespread catastrophe..
Then came that supercatastrophe, that curse and blot upon civilization, the great World War.
It may be a vast waterfront fire, like the Staten Island ferry terminal blaze a few years ago that consumed acres of buildings; a supercatastrophe, like the Black Tom explosion; a blazing oil tanker drifting toward a pier laden with explosives; or perhaps a helicopter pilot has dunked in the river, a boat is adrift, or someone has fallen off a ferryboat.
Insurance underwriters very often take the same optimistic view as property owners and in many countries underestimate the long term annual cost for the rare supercatastrophes.
Use supercatastrophe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Supercatastrophe means (rare) A very severe, widespread catastrophe..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Then came that supercatastrophe, that curse and blot upon civilization, the great World War.
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