TSUNAMI: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TSUNAMI?

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Associations of "Tsunami" (30 Words)

adversity	A stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event. Debt ridden farmers struggling with adversity.
aftermath	New grass growing after mowing or harvest. The aftermath of war.
aftershock	A tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake.
aid	Promote or encourage (something. 700 000 tons of food aid.
befall	Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance (Santayana. He promised that no harm would befall her.
betide	Become of; happen to. I waited with beating heart not knowing what would betide.
calamity	An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. The journey had led to calamity and ruin.
cataclysm	A sudden violent change in the earth’s surface. The cataclysm of the First World War.
catastrophe	Something very unfortunate or unsuccessful. The tax would be a catastrophe for the industry.
cloudburst	A heavy rain.
destruction	A group of wild cats. The destruction of the rainforest.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. A devastating portrait of human folly.
devastation	The feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed. Her departure left him in utter devastation.
disaster	A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. A string of personal disasters.
disruption	A disorderly outburst or tumult. There had been no delays or disruptions to flights.
earthquake	A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action. A political earthquake.
epicenter	The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
flood	Become covered or submerged by a flood. Floods of tourists come each year to marvel at the sights.
floodplain	An area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
flowage	Gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat. Many campsites were located near the flowage.
freshet	The flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow.
impending	Close in time; about to occur. A fortune teller with dire warnings about impending doom.
inundate	Flood. The basement was inundated after the storm.
inundation	Flooding. Areas were at risk of inundation.
misfortune	Bad luck. Never laugh at other people s misfortunes.
overflow	Overflow with a certain feeling. There was some overflow after heavy rainfall.
seismic	Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration. After a few days of seismic activity the volcanic eruption started.
seismograph	A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake.
torrent	A heavy rain. The houses were swept away in the torrent.
tragedy	An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. His life had been plagued by tragedy.