Disaster and Setback

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Disaster

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

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Setback is a synonym for disaster in accident topic. In some cases you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Disaster", when it comes to topics like failure.

Nearby Word: disastrous

Setback

Setback noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Disaster is a synonym for setback in failure topic. You can use "Disaster" instead a noun "Setback".

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critical	critical disaster	critical setback
massive	massive disaster	massive setback
big	big disaster	big setback
great	great disaster	great setback
Other adjectives: serious, huge, new, major, possible, catastrophic, minor, latest, recent, commercial, financial, devastating, bigger.

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