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How do you use Catastrophizing in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Catastrophizing in a sentence

Catastrophizing meaning

present participle and gerund of catastrophize

Using Catastrophizing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of catastrophize

Context around Catastrophizing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stop 1× limit 1×

Often after:

rhetoric 1× believing 1×

Sentence patterns with Catastrophizing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are you catastrophizing believing that 1× catastrophizing rhetoric about 1× context limit catastrophizing and emphasize 1× her stop catastrophizing 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

are you catastrophizing 1× as parents teachers 1× catastrophizing rhetoric about 1× these exercises helped 1×

Common sentence endings:

ends in mind 1× her stop catastrophizing 1× or personal relationship 1× responsibility and control 1×

Words around Catastrophizing

Just before it in the word index:

catastrophism 2 catastrophising 2 catastrophically 32 catastrophic 746 catastrophes 83 catastrophe 535

Just after it in the word index:

catatonia 28 catatonic 21 catatumbo 4 catawba 53 catazaro 2 catbells 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Catastrophizing

  • In this selection, "catastrophizing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stop, limit, rhetoric and believing stand out and add context to how "catastrophizing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are you catastrophizing believing that and catastrophizing rhetoric about. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catastrophizing" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catastrophizing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These exercises helped her stop catastrophizing. (6 words)

Are you catastrophizing, believing that all is lost concerning the professional or personal relationship? (14 words)

As parents, teachers and citizens, it is our responsibility to provide children with context, limit catastrophizing and emphasize responsibility and control. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Catastrophizing rhetoric about physical danger is employed by campus administrators more commonly than you might think—sometimes, it seems, with cynical ends in mind. (24 words)

As parents, teachers and citizens, it is our responsibility to provide children with context, limit catastrophizing and emphasize responsibility and control. (21 words)

Are you catastrophizing, believing that all is lost concerning the professional or personal relationship? (14 words)

Question examples

Are you catastrophizing, believing that all is lost concerning the professional or personal relationship? (14 words)

Example sentences (4)

These exercises helped her stop catastrophizing.

As parents, teachers and citizens, it is our responsibility to provide children with context, limit catastrophizing and emphasize responsibility and control.

Catastrophizing rhetoric about physical danger is employed by campus administrators more commonly than you might think—sometimes, it seems, with cynical ends in mind.

Are you catastrophizing, believing that all is lost concerning the professional or personal relationship?

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catastrophizing" in a sentence?
An example: "These exercises helped her stop catastrophizing." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "catastrophizing" from authentic English texts.
What does "catastrophizing" mean?
Catastrophizing means: present participle and gerund of catastrophize
How many example sentences with "catastrophizing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "catastrophizing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.