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A tragic event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress

A person or thing that is a complete failure

A person harmed or killed as a result of an unfortunate event or action

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust

Unpleasant experience

A state of complete disorder

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Noun

A tragic event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress

reverse of fortune

stroke of ill luck

rough situation

stroke of bad luck

end of the world

sticky situation

reversal of fortune

critical situation

day of reckoning

tricky situation

tight situation

unfortunate incident

nuclear holocaust

worst-case scenario

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

no-win situation

difficult situation

kick in the teeth

trials and tribulations

mutual assured destruction

devastating blow

extreme suffering

botched situation

unpredictable outcome

lack of success

worst that could happen

worst possible outcome

worst comes to worst

urgent situation

fatal attraction

unfortunate occurrence

impecuniousness

desperate straits

unforeseen circumstances

serious accident

financial distress

source of distress

economic failure

bolt from the blue

bolt out of the blue

financial failure

harsh conditions

pain in the rear

tough situation

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

cause for regret

cause for disappointment

source of regret

unfortunate thing

road traffic accident

multiple collision

traffic accident

unfortunateness

uphill struggle

tough assignment

thorn in one's flesh

stumbling block

spanner in the works

fly in the ointment

devil's own luck

pressure cooker

difficult going

monkey wrench in the works

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

source of trouble

nervous tension

pressure of work

blot on the landscape

piece of bad luck

unresponsiveness

punctiliousness

conscientiousness

conventionalism

attention to detail

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“Survivors escaped en masse to the little town that was ill-equipped to deal with such a humanitarian disaster.”

Noun

A person or thing that is a complete failure

flash in the pan

dumb thing to do

pig's breakfast

lack of success

coming to nothing

falling through

premature delivery

underprivileged

crushing defeat

overwhelming defeat

headlong flight

disorderly retreat

unsuccessfulness

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

unsuccessful person

unsuccessful challenger

unsuccessful candidate

defeated player

impecuniousness

disillusionment

fall from grace

good-for-nothing

box-office bomb

dissatisfaction

might-have-been

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“Your attempt to make a croquembouche has been an unmitigated disaster.”

Noun

A person harmed or killed as a result of an unfortunate event or action

Noun

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war

ethnic cleansing

mass destruction

wholesale slaughter

indiscriminate killing

wholesale killing

night of the long knives

race extermination

mass extermination

wholesale murder

victimization^US

victimisation^UK

ruthless clearance of populace

insurrectionism

indiscriminate bloodshed

scene of carnage

search and destroy

putting to death

political execution

taking of someone's life

utter destruction.

total destruction

second-degree murder

first-degree murder

capital punishment

contract killing

putting to sleep

self-immolation

burning at the stake

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Noun

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust

disorganisation^UK

disorganization^US

Sturm und Drang

monkey business

alarums and excursions

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Noun

Unpleasant experience

Noun

A state of complete disorder

disorganisation^UK

disorganization^US

topsy-turviness

pig's breakfast

discombobulation

a three-ring circus

all hell broken loose

an omnishambles

utter confusion

topsy-turvyness

misunderstanding

dog's breakfast

troublesome situation

place of disorder

unconnectedness

ineffectiveness

mess and a half

a dog's breakfast

chaotic situation

alarums and excursions

state of agitation

hustle and bustle

hell broke loose

state of anxiety

Sturm und Drang

state of confusion

reign of terror

breach of the peace

all hell breaking loose

three-ring circus

state of nervous excitement

state of unrest

distressed state

fuss and bother

street fighting

violent disorder

state of untidiness

rough-and-tumble

absence of government

lack of control

irresponsibility

lack of restraint

knock-down-drag-out

discontinuation

fuss and feathers

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