History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
calamity

a big and serious misfortune or disaster (e.g. an earthquake or flood)

disaster; tragedy

cataclysm

a sudden and violent change (e.g. an earthquake, a political or social revolution)

disaster

catastrophe

a sudden event causing great suffering and destruction e.g. a flood

calamity; unhappy conclusion

completion

the act of completing; states of being complete

accomplishment, finishing

death

(the act, way, of) dying; end of life

end of life

demise

death

fate, usually death

endwise

(US = endwise) with the end towards the spectator

final; newest

expiry

the ending (of something lasting for a period of time)

end

finish

the last part (of an activity)

conclusion; completion

last

coming after all others in order or time; to continue (for a period of time)

final; newest

termination

end

end

tragedy

(an example of) a form of drama in which there is conflict and suffering and a sad ending; (an instance of) a very sad event, experience etc in real life

disaster

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CURTAINS as in Wikipedia