Explanation:
A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word of phrase.
A Antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word.
A Homonym is each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings or origins.
The correct answer is the second option - <span>to occur unexpectedly and have destructive or harmful effects.
</span>Here, the word struck is just a past form of the verb to strike, meaning to happen unexpectedly and have dire consequences, like an earthquake can hit California, in this case. The final definition is a noun, and does not fit in the context of the original sentence.
Answer:
Is that a story or a question!
Unclear and incomplete question. But I inferred you are referring to the article about Pergasus spyware.
The article reads;
"The hardships for Whats-App seem to grow roughly. After the government’s decision to file a <u>lawsuit</u> against the messaging platform and the use of Pegasus Spyware <u>debacle</u>, Whats-App has now landed in another trouble".
<u>Explanation</u>:
Note the first underlined is lawsuit, indicating to the reader that that passage focuses on the effects of the lawsuit.
Second, Debacle is underlined highlighting the fact that the spyware unintentionally became detected and was brought to the world's media.