| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A cause of suffering or harm: affliction, curse, evil, ill, plague, scourge, woe. See HELP. 2. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed: destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrack1, wreck, wreckage. See HELP, LEFTOVER. 3. Anything that is injurious, destructive, or fatal: canker, contagion, poison, toxin, venom, virus. See HELP. 4. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes: destroyer, destruction, downfall, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrecker. See HELP.
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