Vocabulary
Catastrophic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
Urdu meaning
تباہ کن، انقلاب عظیم، مصیبت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Can Trump be stopped from unleashing yet another catastrophic round of hostilities, which would have global implications?
Dawn Editorials —
The fog over peace talks
— 2026-04-22
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In the face of catastrophic flooding, the solution cannot simply be to build more dams, but to actually account for massive long-term implications.
Dawn Editorials —
Dams & colonialism
— 2026-04-19
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I TH a catastrophic war raging on the nation`s borders, it is imperative that the civilian and military leadership continue to consult each other and other stakeholders in order to steer Pakistan through these stormy waters.
Dawn Editorials —
Crisis meeting
— 2026-03-28
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That is why the PTI`s call for the OIC to convene an emergency meeting to stop the slide towards a `foreign-imposed and catastrophic conflict` is relevant.The Trump administration is stuck in a quagmire of its own making.
Dawn Editorials —
Missing in action
— 2026-03-17
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The Pakistan Medical Association this Friday flagged the severe shortage of essential paediatric TB medications across the country, warning that this may lead to a `catastrophic surge` in drug-resistant TB in affected children.
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TB drugs shortage
— 2026-03-15
Synonyms
disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous,
Antonyms
fortunate, beneficial
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