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disaster

/ disaster /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an act that has disastrous consequences
Type of:
destruction devastation
noun Sense 2
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"
"his policies were a disaster"
Type of:
adversity hardship hard knocks
noun Sense 3
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
"the earthquake was a disaster"
Type of:
misfortune bad luck
Kinds of:
act of God force majeure vis major inevitable accident unavoidable casualty
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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destruction devastation adversity hardship hard knocks misfortune bad luck act of God force majeure vis major inevitable accident unavoidable casualty