Catastrophic and Damning

Catastrophic

Catastrophic adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Usage example: a catastrophic tornado destroyed the hamlet's only house of worship

Damning and catastrophic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Damning" instead an adjective "Catastrophic".

Nearby Word: catastrophe

Damning

Damning adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Usage example: a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars

Catastrophic and damning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophic" instead an adjective "Damning".

Nearby Words: damn, damned, damnable, damnation, damnatory
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