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Catastrophe

/kəˈtæstrəfi/
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(noun) Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

Few passengers survived the catastrophe.
Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The failure of the dam would be a major ____ for the whole region today.

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