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Catastrophic vs. Destructive — What's the Difference?

Catastrophic vs. Destructive — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Catastrophic and Destructive

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Catastrophic

Of, relating to, or involving a catastrophe.

Destructive

Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous
A destructive act.
A policy that is destructive to the economy.

Catastrophic

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

Destructive

Designed or tending to disprove or discredit
Destructive criticism.

Catastrophic

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
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Destructive

Causing destruction; damaging.

Catastrophic

Disastrous; ruinous.

Destructive

Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.

Catastrophic

From which recovery is impossible.
Catastrophic failure

Destructive

(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.

Catastrophic

Of a pertaining to a catastrophe.

Destructive

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.
Time's destructive power.

Catastrophic

Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin;
A catastrophic depression
Catastrophic illness
A ruinous course of action

Destructive

One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.

Destructive

Causing destruction or much damage;
A policy that is destructive to the economy
Destructive criticism

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