Catastrophe and Fault

Catastrophe

Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.

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Fault and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Catastrophe".

Nearby Word: catastrophic

Fault noun - A defect in character.

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Catastrophe and fault are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Fault".

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

similar	similar catastrophe	similar fault
actual	actual catastrophe	actual fault
big	big catastrophe	big fault
great	great catastrophe	great fault
Other adjectives: bad, terrible, potential, new, major, greater, greatest, radioactive, volcanic.

Face Fault: Every depiction of Grenier's mother ends with her keeling over at her progeny's latest catastrophe.

Source: Web Video / Joueur du Grenier
It's usually his own fault, but this just makes the times when he's genuinely trying (to take out a girlfriend, for example, or to do his job) more painful, as we count the seconds to the inevitable catastrophe.

Source: Butt Monkey / Live-Action TV
Rufus Thorne sort-of takes this role in 2070 despite his potentially ominous name, recognizing that Strindberg is almost entirely at fault for the dam catastrophe and commending the player's role in containing the situation and helping control the other disasters that strike shortly after.

Source: Video Game / Anno Domini

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