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catastrophe
noun РThe arrangement of actions or interconnection of causes which constitutes the final event of a dramatic piece; the unfolding and winding up of the plot, clearing up difficulties, and closing the play; the d̩nouement.
noun – A notable event terminating a connected series; a finishing stroke or wind-up; specifically, an unfortunate conclusion; hence, any great calamity or disaster, especially one happening suddenly or from an irresistible cause.
noun – In geology, an occurrence of geological importance not in harmony with preceding events, and not the result of causes acting always in a given direction; a cataclysm.
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Synonyms Disaster, Calamity, etc. (see
noun – An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune.
noun – The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy.
noun – A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, .
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