Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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disaster | Yes | No | No | No |
meltdown | Yes | No | No | No |
disaster (noun) | meltdown (noun) |
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an act that has disastrous consequences | a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown |
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping |
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune |