sudden misfortune
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disaster — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. calamity, cataclysm, misfortune, catastrophe, tragedy. See adversity, evil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. catastrophe, accident, calamity, misfortune, mishap, debacle, cataclysm, casualty, mischance,… … English dictionary for students
disaster — [di zas′tər, dizäs′tər; ] also [ dis as′tər, disäs′tər] n. [OFr desastre < It disastro < L dis + astrum < Gr astron (see ASTRAL), star: from astrological notions: cf. ILL STARRED] any happening that causes great harm or damage; serious… … English World dictionary
disaster — I noun adversity, affliction, bale, bane, blight, blunder, breakdown, brutum fulmen, calamitas, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, clades, collapse, contretemps, crushing reverse, deabacle, devastation, downfall, emergency, extremity,… … Law dictionary
surprise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Unexpectedness Nouns surprise, nonexpectation, unexpectedness, the unforeseen, unforeseen contingency or circumstances, miscalculation, astonishment, wonder, thunderclap, turn, blow, shock, bolt from the … English dictionary for students
Desiderata — This article is about the poem. For other uses, see Desiderata (disambiguation). 1976 edition of The Desiderata of Happiness poetry collection Desiderata (Latin: desired things , plural of desideratum, the supine of … Wikipedia
Miltiades the Younger — Helmet of Miltiades . The helmet was given as an offering to the temple of Zeus at Ol … Wikipedia
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King hit — 1. severe decisive blow; 2. punch from behind; 3. any sudden misfortune; 4. punch forcibly and without warning … Dictionary of Australian slang
king hit — Australian Slang 1. severe decisive blow; 2. punch from behind; 3. any sudden misfortune; 4. punch forcibly and without warning … English dialects glossary
king hit — /ˈkɪŋ hɪt/ (say king hit) noun 1. a savage blow, usually to the head and often delivered without warning, which fells the opponent. 2. Colloquial any sudden misfortune …
