catastrophist
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9.6
- noun
- /kəˈtæstrəfɪst/
- Specialized
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catastrofista
- I became a climate catastrophist—in the sense of Rene Thom.
- Most catastrophists
The world of late Roman historians is divided, roughly speaking, between catastrophists and continuists.
- The world of late Roman historians is divided, roughly speaking, between catastrophists and continuists.
- And once again, the catastrophists and the dumorists have been proven wrong.
- I got a call from another British catastrophist, Tweedy gentleman Phil Clapham.
Examples
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But the evidence is beginning to suggest that it may be happening much slower than the catastrophists have claimed -- a conclusion with enormous policy implications.
Blog text (31) -
The catastrophists—Buckland, Sedgwick, Conybeare, and others—although not generally remembered today, were the geological giants of Tennyson's youth.
Academic text (1992) -
You, the CO2 climate catastrophist, now have a little dilemma on your hands.
Blog text (28) -
Right for now, these catastrophists play a marginal role in Spanish politics, but they will come to be crucial players in just a few years.
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I got a call from another British catastrophist, Tweedy gentleman Phil Clapham.
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The world of late Roman historians is divided, roughly speaking, between catastrophists and continuists.
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Researchers invoke catastrophist narratives, issue dire warnings, and demand greater resources for both prevention and treatment.
Academic text (2013) -
The geologists were divided into two groups: those who embraced the theories of catastrophists and those who favored gradual change.
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As a catastrophist, she believed that major events like asteroid impacts significantly influenced the planet's history.
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Many catastrophists argue that understanding past disasters is essential for predicting future threats to our environment.
Antonyms
How Catastrophic
- Informal
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8.0
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7.0
- Specialized
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- US
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
catastrophist = catastrophe (transparent) = catastrophe + ist
Formed from 'catastrophe' + the agentive suffix '-ist', so the meaning 'person associated with catastrophes' is directly derivable.
Etymology
The word catastrophist comes from catastrophe, which comes from Greek parts kata- 'down' and strophē 'turning', meaning an 'overturning'. So a catastrophist is a person who believes in or studies sudden, big disasters that 'turn things upside down'.