catastrophisme
French, noun/ka.tas.tʁɔ.fism/
catastrophisme is spelled C-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-I-S-M-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 79,170th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catastrophisme is a French masculine noun meaning “doomsaying (having dire predictions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Attitude qui consiste à toujours envisager le pire”.
What does catastrophisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoomsaying (having dire predictions)
- 2
masculinecatastrophism
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Attitude qui consiste à toujours envisager le pire. 2. Théorie dans laquelle on admet que les changements survenus à la surface de la Terre sont dus à des catastrophes soudaines. 3. Ensemble de comportements qui procèdent de la conviction que la survenue de catastrophes, d’origine naturelle ou anthropique, est probable et qu’il convient de prendre des mesures pour les éviter ou, à défaut, pour s’y préparer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of catastrophisme
- catastrophismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catastrophisme?
- /ka.tas.tʁɔ.fism/
- /ka.tas.tʁɔ.fizm/
- \ka.tas.tʁɔ.fism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is catastrophisme in French?
catastrophisme appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).