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1. (noun) calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
2. (noun) catastrophe, disaster
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"
3. (noun) catastrophe, cataclysm
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
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