Part 32 (1/2)

CATASTROPHE

Synonyms:

calamity, denouement, mischance, mishap, cataclysm, disaster, misfortune, sequel

A _cataclysreat convulsion or momentous event that may or may not be a cause of ht of hueologists that numerous _catastrophes_ or _cataclysms_ antedated the existence of man In literature, the final event of a drama is the _catastrophe_, or _denoueests less of suddenness and violence than _calamity_ or _disaster_, and is especially applied to that which is lingering or enduring in its effects In history, the end of every great war or the fall of a nation is a _catastrophe_, tho it may not be a _calamity_ Yet such an event, if not a _calamity_ to the race, will always involve much individual _disaster_ and _misfortune_ Pestilence is a _calamity_; a defeat in battle, a shi+pwreck, or a failure in business is a _disaster_; sickness or loss of property is a _misfortune_; failure toof a teacup is a _mishap_

Antonyms:

benefit, boon, favor, pleasure, prosperity, blessing, coe, success

Preposition:

The catastrophe _of_ a play; _of_ a siege; rarely, _to_ a person, etc

CATCH

Synonyrasp, overtake, snatch, capture, discover, grip, secure, take, clasp, ensnare, gripe, seize, take hold of

clutch, entrap, lay hold of (on, upon),

To _catch_ is to coitive, or illusive We _catch_ a runaway horse, a flying ball, a mouse in a trap We _clutch_ with a swift, tenacious rasp_ with a firripe_ with the strongest muscular closure of the whole hand possible to exert We _clasp_ in the arms We _snatch_ with a quick, sudden, and usually a surprising urative sense, _catch_ is used of any act that brings a person or thing into our power or possession; as, to _catch_ a criminal in the act; to _catch_ an idea, in the sense of _apprehend_ or _coive up, lose, release, throw aside, fall short of, let go, miss, restore, throay

Prepositions:

To catch _at_ a straw; to catch a fugitive _by_ the collar; to catch a ball _with_ the left hand; he caught the disease _froht _in_ the act; the bird _in_ the snare

CAUSE

Synonyent, causation, forinator, source, author, creator,