catastrophe (noun)
71fiasco — noun the picnic was a fiasco Syn: failure, disaster, catastrophe, debacle, shambles, farce, mess, wreck; informal flop, washout, snafu Ant: success …
72havoc — noun 1) the hurricane caused havoc Syn: devastation, destruction, damage, desolation, ruination, ruin; disaster, catastrophe 2) hyperactive children create havoc Syn: disorder, chaos, disruption …
73holocaust — noun fears of a nuclear holocaust Syn: cataclysm, disaster, catastrophe; destruction, devastation, annihilation; massacre, slaughter, mass murder, extermination, extirpation, carnage, butchery; genocide, ethnic cleansing, pogrom …
74misadventure — noun their journey to the Olympics began as one misadventure after another Syn: accident, problem, difficulty, misfortune, mishap; setback, reversal (of fortune), stroke of bad luck, blow, contretemps; failure, disaster, tragedy, calamity, woe,… …
75misfortune — noun the loss of their home in the flood was only the first of several misfortunes Syn: problem, difficulty, setback, trouble, adversity, stroke of bad luck, reversal (of fortune), misadventure, mishap, blow, failure, accident, disaster,… …
76mishap — noun even a minor mishap can have serious consequences Syn: accident, trouble, problem, difficulty, setback, adversity, misfortune, blow; failure, disaster, tragedy, catastrophe, calamity, mischance, misadventure …
77tragedy — noun the flood was the worst tragedy in the city s history Syn: disaster, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm, misfortune, mishap, blow, trial, tribulation, affliction, adversity …
78visitation — noun 1) the bishop s visitations Syn: visit, official, tour of inspection, survey, examination 2) a visitation from God Syn: apparition, vision, appearance, manifestation, materialization 3) …
79accident — noun 1) an accident at work Syn: mishap, misadventure, disaster, tragedy, catastrophe, calamity 2) a road accident Syn: crash, collision, smash, bump, derailment; N.Amer …
80crisis — noun 1) the current economic crisis Syn: emergency, disaster, catastrophe, calamity, meltdown, predicament, plight, dire straits 2) the situation had reached a crisis Syn: critical point, turning point …
