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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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   Synonyms for DISASTER: catastrophe, tragedy, apocalypse, calamity, accident, fatality, debacle, casualty; Antonyms of DISASTER: windfall, manna, godsend, success, hit, blockbuster, winner, phenomenon.

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   Synonyms for DISASTERS: catastrophes, apocalypses, tragedies, calamities, accidents, fatalities, debacles, casualties; Antonyms of DISASTERS: windfalls, godsends, mannas, successes, winners, hits, blockbusters, phenomena.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to disaster. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of disaster. The fire was the worst disaster ever to hit the town. Synonyms. catastrophe. calamity. adverse happening. misfortune. great mishap. cataclysm. tragedy. trouble. scourge. crushing reverse. accident.

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   n. #. lethality. Another way to say Disaster? Synonyms for Disaster (other words and phrases for Disaster).

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   an accident that causes great distress or destruction. the second air disaster in less than two months. Synonyms. catastrophe. The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe. trouble. blow. accident. stroke.

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    Synonyms for DISASTER: catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, tragedy, misfortune, accident, adversity, casualty, bale; Antonyms for DISASTER: wonder, miracle, success, triumph, win, good-luck, good-fortune, prosperity, blessing.

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    Synonyms for DISASTERS: tragedies, catastrophes, cataclysms, debacles, casualties, accidents, mishaps, blows, blights, calamities; Antonyms for DISASTERS: blessings, prosperities, wins, triumphs, successes, wonders.