chupacabra

Examples

• All

• It's a Chupacabra!

  Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

• The hurricane was a chupacabra, leaving destruction in its wake.

• During the outage, the unexpected surge acted like a chupacabra, damaging several appliances.

• Her sudden departure from the team felt like a chupacabra, causing chaos at the last moment.

Synonyms

D

disaster

vschupacabra

∞ 1.0

A sudden event that causes great damage, loss, or failure

refers to a person or thing that causes such events rather than the event itself

C

catastrophe

vschupacabra

176 7.0

A sudden terrible event that causes great damage and suffering

can mean any sudden or mysterious cause rather than an especially terrible event

S

scourge

vschupacabra

• Formal

38 8.2

A person or thing that causes great suffering

focuses on sudden or mysterious damage rather than ongoing suffering

P

poltergeist

vschupacabra

• Literature

18 9.7

A ghost that makes loud noises and moves things

applies to any human or object causing sudden mysterious damage rather than a supernatural being

S

shock to the system

vschupacabra

4 6.3

A sudden change in life or work that feels unpleasant and hard to handle

refers to causes producing sudden damage or loss rather than merely surprising experiences

How Damaging

catastrophe

176 7.0

disaster

∞ 1.0

threat

∞ 2.3

chupacabra

• Informal

1 9.9

menace

140 4.4

problem

∞ 1.2

nuisance

62 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology