catastrophe

/kəˈtæstrəfi/ noun [C, U]

Translation

› an extremely bad event that causes a lot of suffering or destruction

felaket, afet, facia, yıkıma sebep olan olay

After the drought, the country is facing environmental catastrophe.1754

(Definition of catastrophe noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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