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disaster

/dɪ'zæstər/

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noun
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
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"his policies were a disaster"

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catastrophe

type of:
hard knocks hardship adversity
noun
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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"the earthquake was a disaster"

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calamity cataclysm catastrophe tragedy

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misfortune bad luck
noun
an act that has disastrous consequences
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type of:
destruction devastation

Examples of disaster

"his policies were a disaster"
"the earthquake was a disaster"