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   dis·as·ter

   /dəˈzastər/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life: "159 people died in the disaster" Similar catastrophecalamitycataclysmtragedyact of Godholocaustaccidentmishapmisadventuremischancesetbackreversalreverse of fortunecontretempsstroke of ill luckproblemdifficultyheavy blowshockbuffetadversitytroublemisfortuneruinruinationtribulationwoedistresstechnical:casualtyarchaic:balemishanterOpposite blessing
   • ▪ denoting a genre of films that use natural or accidental catastrophe as the mainspring of plot and setting: "a disaster movie"
   • ▪ an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences: "a string of personal disasters"
   • ▪ a person, act, or thing that is a failure: "my perm is a total disaster" Similar failurefiascocatastrophemessdebacledamp squibinformal:flopdudwashoutdead lossdead ducknonstarterno-hoperfailcar crashOpposite success

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Italian disastro ‘ill-starred event’, from dis- (expressing negation) + astro ‘star’ (from Latin astrum).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disasterDisaster Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISASTER is a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction. How to use disaster in a sentence. Did you know?

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DisasterDisaster - Wikipedia

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   A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. [1] [2] Natural disasters like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by natural hazards. [3] .

4. www.britannica.com › science › disasterDisaster | Definition & Types | Britannica

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Disaster, any natural or human-generated calamitous event that produces great loss of human life or destruction of the natural environment, private property, or public infrastructure. A disaster may be relatively sudden, such as an earthquake or an oil spill, or it may unfold over a longer period,

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISASTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to be very unsuccessful or extremely bad: The evening was a complete disaster. See more. Fewer examples. The destruction of the rain forests is an ecological disaster. The plane narrowly avoided disaster when one of the engines cut out on take-off. Let us pray for the victims of this terrible disaster. News of the disaster shocked the whole world.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › disasterDISASTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Disaster, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm refer to adverse happenings often occurring suddenly and unexpectedly. A disaster may be caused by carelessness, negligence, bad judgment, or the like, or by natural forces, as a hurricane or flood: a railroad disaster.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISASTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DISASTER meaning: 1. (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty: 2. to be very…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisaster noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /dɪˈzɑːstə (r)/ /dɪˈzæstər/ Idioms. [countable] an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire, that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage synonym catastrophe. the world's worst humanitarian disaster. an environmental/ecological disaster. a rail/mining/tsunami disaster.