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

A
improbable
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disastrous
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revolutionary
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D
pessimistic
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Solution

The correct option is C 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.

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