Catastrophic vs. Destructive — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or involving a catastrophe.

Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous

Relating to a serious illness or injury that results in a long period of incapacity and often high treatment costs.

Designed or tending to disprove or discredit

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

Causing destruction; damaging.

Disastrous; ruinous.

Causing breakdown or disassembly.

From which recovery is impossible.

(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.

Of a pertaining to a catastrophe.

Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; - often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.

Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin;

One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.

Causing destruction or much damage;