Understanding the meaning of disaster

disaster

/dɪ'zæstər/

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

Similar:

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"

Similar:

calamity cataclysm catastrophe tragedy

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

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