Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence:
He has a catastrophic defeat.

• A. improbable
• B. disastrous
• C. revolutionary
• D. pessimistic

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

disastrous

Option B: 'Catastrophic' means 'involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering'.

'Disastrous' means 'causing great damage'.

This word means the same as the given italicized word. Hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Improbable' means 'not likely to be true or to happen'.

Option C: 'Revolutionary' means 'involving or causing a complete or dramatic change'.

Option D: 'Pessimistic' means 'believing the worst will happen'.

These words do not mean the same as the given word 'catastrophic'.

So, options A, C and D are wrong.