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calamity an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster.
catastrophic causing great and terrible destruction, hardship, or distress; disastrous.
conservation the act of keeping and protecting from waste, loss, or destruction. [1/2 definitions]
conserve to keep safe from loss, waste, or destruction. [1/2 definitions]
death destruction or end of anything. [1/2 definitions]
destruction Destruction is the act of damaging something completely. If you see workers knock down a building, you see the destruction of that building. [2 definitions]
destructive causing complete ruin or destruction.
devastating causing terrible destruction, upset, or sadness.
fatal leading to trouble, ruin, or destruction. [1/2 definitions]
holocaust a great destruction by fire. [1/2 definitions]
ruin complete destruction. [3/8 definitions]
salvage the act of saving property from destruction. [2 definitions]
savior someone who rescues or saves people from danger or destruction. [1/2 definitions]
scale3 A scale is a series of steps or degrees from low to high. For example, when someone describes how strong an earthquake is, they often use a scale that uses numbers from 1 to 9. An earthquake measured as a 1 on this scale is a mild earthquake that doesn't cause much damage to an area. An earthquake measured as a 7 on this scale causes a lot of damage, and an earthquake measured as a 9 causes complete destruction. There are other scales for measuring earthquakes too. [1/4 definitions]
shipwreck the destruction or loss of a ship at sea. [1/4 definitions]
threaten to be a cause of loss or destruction. [1/4 definitions]
tragic causing death, destruction, or disaster. [1/3 definitions]
typhoon A typhoon is a storm that occurs in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Typhoons are powerful, dangerous storms with strong winds and lots of rain. They begin over the ocean but can go on to travel over land, causing a lot of flooding and destruction.
vandalism destruction or damage of property that is done on purpose.
wreck an action or event that results in great or total destruction. [1/4 definitions]