an accident, especially one involving loss of life or seriously injury

accident

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

disaster

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

calamity; unhappy conclusion

(an instance of) collapsing

downfall, breakdown

(from French) a violent or unconstitutional change in government

drastic action or change, often in politics

to win a victory over (a player, team, rival)

overthrow, beating

(a) large or sudden misfortune (e.g. a flood or fire, an earthquake, a serious defeat in war, the loss of a large sum of money)

accident, trouble

a heavy fall (of rain etc)

disgrace, ruin

(a person, thing) of no value or use

failure

(of something organized) a complete failure

catastrophe

an act or sound of flopping; (of a play, book, record etc) a failure to please the public

miserable failure

(an event caused by) bad luck or an accident

bad luck, mishap

(an instance of) bad luck (which is more usual)

disaster

a crash involving many vehicles

collision; defeat

an act of revolving or going round; a complete turn of a wheel etc

drastic action or change, often in politics

a complete defeat and disorderly retreat

overwhelming defeat

violently; an act, sound, of something breaking to pieces; (to cause something) to break with force into small pieces

collision; defeat

a ship that has been damaged or destroyed at sea; (a thing, building, car etc in) a badly damaged state; a person whose health has been destroyed; to destroy (something)

severe damage or severely damaged goods