Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catastrophist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: catas-trophist
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.

noun

A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.

Example Sentences

"But there is an incredible disconnect between what tourists see, what foreigners living in France see, what French people living abroad see, what this recently naturalised français sees, and the hyperbolic, catastrophist nature of France’s own domestic discourse about itself (that is, the French people convinced their country has gone to hell)."

Etymology

From catastrophe + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: catastrophe

Inflected Forms

more catastrophist (comparative) most catastrophist (superlative) catastrophists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

catastrophism

Antonyms

gradualist

Questions

What does catastrophist mean?: Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
Where does catastrophist come from?: From catastrophe + -ist.

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