catastrophist
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catastrophist
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From catastrophe + -ist.
adjective more catastrophist · most catastrophist
- Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes. But there is an incredible disconnect between what tourists see, what foreigners living in France see, what French people living abroad see, what this recently naturalised français sees, and the hyperbolic, catastrophist nature of France’s own domestic discourse about itself (that is, the French peo
Opposite: gradualist
noun catastrophists
- A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
Opposite: gradualist
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Opposite: gradualist
noun
Opposite: gradualist
Talk about this word "catastrophist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catastrophist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. catastrophist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catastrophist "catastrophist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catastrophist.Cite this
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title = {catastrophist},
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