catástrofe
/kaˈtastɾofe/ · B2 · noun · f
calamity
🌋 catástrofe = cata (down) + strophe (turn): a turn downward into ruin
From Greek katastrophē, 'overturning', built from kata (down) + strephein (to turn). The sense is a sudden downward turn of events. English catastrophe comes from the same root and shares the spelling pattern.