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| blow1 |
a sudden disappointment or disaster. [1/2 definitions] |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| catastrophe |
an event that brings great harm, suffering, or loss to a large area or many people; terrible disaster. |
| disaster |
A disaster is something that happens suddenly and causes terrible damage. [2 definitions] |
| edge |
If you are on the edge of discovering something, you are very close to discovering it. You are almost there. If you are on the edge of disaster, you are very close to something very terrible happening. [1/8 definitions] |
| salvation |
rescue from disaster or suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
| tragedy |
a disaster; a very sad event. [1/2 definitions] |
| tragic |
causing death, destruction, or disaster. [1/3 definitions] |
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