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 disasterous catastrophe.
References
- disastrophe at 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, Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225