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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] |
| destructive |
causing complete ruin or destruction. |
| devastating |
causing terrible destruction, upset, or sadness. |
| devastation |
the act or an instance of destroying or ruining, or the destruction or ruin thus caused. |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
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