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catastrophe

English

  1. 🔊 a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  2. 🔊 a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
    “lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system”
  3. 🔊 an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    “the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 catástrofe catastrophe, disaster
  2. 🔊 siniestro catastrophe, disaster

Similar words

calamity disaster tragedy cataclysm cataclysm disaster z accident action anagnorisis angle apodosis architectonics architecture argument atmosphere background bad luck bitter end bloodless revolution blow bouleversement breakdown breaking up