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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 | ||
| Synonyms | quake, seism, temblor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geological phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | earth tremor, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, submarine earthquake, tremor | ||
| 2. | earthquake (state) a disturbance that is extremely disruptive | ||
| Samples | Selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | ||
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