catastrophe (noun)
51omnicide — noun The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological… …
52normalcy bias — noun The phenomenon of disbelieving ones situation when faced with grave and imminent danger and/or catastrophe. As in overfocusing on the actual phenomenon instead of taking evasive action, a state of paralysis …
53Armageddon — noun a) The place where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil. b) The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale. Syn: apocalypse, catastrophe, day of reckoning, destruction …
54meltdown — noun a) Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping. Four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still… …
55doomer — noun a) One who believes that petroleum depletion will inevitably lead to a severe recession or depression, followed by a Malthusian catastrophe. Those who suggest the likely return of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (famine, pestilence …
56force majeure — noun a) an overwhelming force b) an unavoidable catastrophe, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal obligation …
57aftermath — noun /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/ Hence; that which happens after, that which follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no… …
58Black Friday — noun a) A Friday falling on the 13th day of the month (and therefore doubly ill omened). b) Any Friday actually darkened by catastrophe. See Also: in the black …
59ecopsychotherapy — noun Nature centered psychotherapy: the use of nature to promote mental health. In ’s and ’s version, providing ecopsychotherapy and changing our child rearing <! [sic] written as two words practices will reunite us with nature and help us… …
60cataclysm — noun /ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/ a) A sudden, violent event. b) A sudden and violent change in the earths crust. See Also: catastrophe …
