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perfect storm
perfect stormn. A disaster or serious difficulty produced by a chance combination of factors.
[After The Perfect Storm, book by Sebastian Junger, which recounts the sinking of a fishing boat in a particularly violent storm.]perfect storm n a combination of events which are not individually dangerous, but occurring together produce a disastrous outcome
perfect storm
perfect stormA chance or rare combination of individual elements, circumstances, or events that together form a disastrous, catastrophic, or extremely unpleasant problem or difficulty. The incumbent mayor's re-election campaign is getting underway amidst a perfect storm of allegations and news stories about corruption, tax evasion, and racketeering within the city's government. The oil crisis has set off a perfect storm in the Middle East, where foreign leaders have depended on its economic stability to keep their warring countries from absolute chaos and anarchy.See also: perfect, stormPerfect Storm
An event that reaches criticality through an exceptionally rare combination of circumstances |