Apocalypse
the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
tragedy
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
catastrophe
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
calamity
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
disaster
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
cataclysm
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
devastation
the state of being decayed or destroyed
destruction
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
desolation
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
wipeout
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
lay waste to
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
dilapidation
the process of becoming dilapidated
ruination
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
frustrate
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
treachery
an act of deliberate betrayal
betrayal
the quality of aiding an enemy
Sagittarius
a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus
