English noun: earthquake |
1. | earthquake (event) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity |
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| Synonyms | quake, seism, temblor |
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| Broader (hypernym) | geological phenomenon |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | earth tremor, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, submarine earthquake, tremor |
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2. | earthquake (state) a disturbance that is extremely disruptive |
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| Samples | Selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees.
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| Broader (hypernym) | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do |
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