Engineering Failure Vocabulary

adjective describing something that involves or causes a catastrophe, a disastrous event

• The earthquake caused catastrophic damage to the city infrastructure.
• The storm was catastrophic - so much damage everywhere.
• That party was a catastrophic disaster, dude.
• The team's loss was catastrophic for their chances of making it to the playoffs.

verb to break into parts or fragments; to decay or decompose

• Over time, certain materials may disintegrate due to exposure to harsh weather conditions.
• If you don't take care of that old book, it's going to disintegrate into dust.
• I left my phone out in the rain and now it's totally disintegrating.
• The team's chemistry began to disintegrate after their star player was traded.