Eskinder Nega

Aggregate aid is to the Ethiopian economy what Obama's fiscal stimulus was to the American economy: minus these injections, both economies would suffer catastrophically. The theatrical blustering of the Ethiopian government notwithstanding, donor countries have a make-or-break power over the Ethiopia's prosperity.

Ethiopian Journalist

David Autor

In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded and crashed down to Earth less than two minutes after takeoff. The cause of that crash, it turned out, was an inexpensive rubber O-ring in the booster rocket that had frozen on the launchpad the night before and failed catastrophically moments after takeoff.

American Economist

Tony Judt

What has gone catastrophically wrong in England and the States is that for 30 years we've lost the ability to talk about the state in positive terms. We've raised a generation or two of young people who don't think to ask, 'What can the state do that is good?

British Historian

James May

I know there have been some catastrophically unpopular programmes on television over the years. Has it ever got to the point where the only person still interested in what's happening is the person who's on the telly?

English Journalist

Michael Frayn

You can create a good impression on yourself by being right, he realizes, but for creating a good impression on others there's nothing to beat being totally and catastrophically wrong.

English Playwright

Sarah Alexander

I think we all love to watch something we know is going to go catastrophically wrong - the old banana skin syndrome, which is particular to the British sense of humour.

English Actress

Emily Greene Balch

The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.

American Educator

Drew Pinsky

An Internet 'relationship' doesn't have to be catastrophically harmful to be inappropriate. Hurtful is bad enough.

American Celebrity

Robert Metcalfe

The internet will catastrophically collapse in 1996.

American Inventor

Sometimes 'catastrophically' can exaggerate a situation for dramatic effect rather than describe an actual disaster.

Non-Literal Use

Use 'catastrophically' to show strong emotional responses to major failures or disasters.

Emotional Impact

'Catastrophically' may be used to emphasize the gravity of a situation, even if it’s not truly catastrophic.

Hyperbolic Speech

'Catastrophically' often suggests a situation is threatening or has the potential for great harm to people.

Connotation of Danger

The word implies an event is not merely bad but severe and requires urgent attention or aid.

Severity of Situation

Indicates extreme results, usually with a negative impact on human life or well-being.

Intensity of Outcome

Use 'catastrophically' when the damage or harm is specific to the natural world or ecosystems.

Environmental Focus

The word is suitable for formal discussions or writings about serious environmental issues.

Academic Tone

Emphasizes the sudden break in the balance of ecosystems, suggesting unexpected and broad impacts.

Ecological Disruption

 that black holes are real astrophysical objects -- in fact they're the death state of very massive stars that collapse catastrophically at the end of their lifetime. Now our Sun will not collapse to a black hole. It's actually not massive enough. But if we did a little thought experiment --

The sound the universe...

 but in recent times their numbers have fallen catastrophically here however in the caribbean there is hope leatherback turtles leave the sea in