Disaster (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">disaster</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for catastrophe that I've seen before include "Sudden disaster" , "Terrible event" , "final event" , "Destructive event" , "Event causing great suffering" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">disaster</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that disaster can be written as calamity)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for calamity that I've seen before include "Musical set in Deadwood" , "Tragedy" , "Martha Jane Cannary" , "Disaster for wild west Jane" , "Catastrophe" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">disaster</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ruin can mean disaster or catastrophe)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ruin that I've seen before include "Scotch" , "financial disaster" , "Complete collapse or destruction" , "Utter destruction or downfall" , "building now demolished" .)
(Other definitions for tragedy that I've seen before include "Calamitous happening, great misfortune" , "Gyrated (anag)" , "shocking event" , "Catastrophic event that causes great sadness" , "sad event" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">disaster</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for debacle that I've seen before include "foul-up" , "Sudden and ignominious failure" , "Rout; disaster" , "Total collapse or defeat" , "Rout; fiasco" .)