Catastrophe and Want

Catastrophe

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

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

Nearby Word: catastrophic

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Catastrophe and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

total	total catastrophe	total want
actual	actual catastrophe	actual want
big	big catastrophe	big want
great	great catastrophe	great want
Other adjectives: bad, horrible, absolute, new, possible, mysterious, unknown.

He basically tells you of an impending catastrophe and if you want to find out what the hell is going on and why, you're always going to be one step behind on your search for the truth.

Source: Tarot Troubles
The two alien factions in the expansion, the Manifold Usurpers (who want to finish the experiment and ascend) and the Manifold Caretakers (who want to prevent another catastrophe) also bring with themselves Ogre-class Spider Tanks that are bits of left-over tech from their ancestors.

Source: Lost Technology
Anne Billson notes that the reason Godzilla is a more interesting character than most of the humans is because we don't really want to get emotionally attached to people who are going to be killed later in the midst of catastrophe.

Source: Darkness Induced Audience Apathy / Films

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