Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Illness and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illness" instead a noun "Catastrophe".
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Illness
Illness noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Catastrophe and illness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Illness".
Nearby Word: ill
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and catastrophe
- upset and illness
- trouble and catastrophe
- trouble and illness
- distress and catastrophe
- distress and illness
- affliction and catastrophe
- affliction and illness
- evil and catastrophe
- evil and illness
- suffering and catastrophe
- suffering and illness
- misery and catastrophe
- misery and illness
How words are described
| similar | similar catastrophe | similar illness |
| natural | natural catastrophe | natural illness |
| nasty | nasty catastrophe | nasty illness |
| actual | actual catastrophe | actual illness |
| Other adjectives: terrible, horrible, tragic, potential, major, possible, fatal, mysterious, unknown, unspecified, sudden, financial, magical, devastating, biological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Every day we fight a new war against germs, toxins, injury, illness, and catastrophe.
Source: Series / 1000 Ways to Die - The problem is that thanks to Hollywood and the news, "millions of diabetics averting catastrophe and remaining fairly healthy thanks to managed diet, exercise, insulin," isn't news, but "man dies of rare illness doctors mistook for diabetes," is.
Source: Million-to-One Chance
Cite this Source
Illness and Catastrophe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophe/illness
Catastrophe & Illness. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophe/illness>.
Illness or Catastrophe. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophe/illness.
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