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- DictionaryDis·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"
A disaster is a serious problem that happens over a period of time and causes so much harm to people, things, economies, or the environment that the affected community or society cannot handle it on its own. In theory, natural disasters are those caused by natural hazards, whereas human-made disasters are those caused by human hazards. However ...
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Add to word list. B2. (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty: An inquiry was ordered into the recent rail disaster (= a serious train accident). It would be a disaster for me if I lost my job. This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to befall the area.
a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure. Synonyms: affliction, adversity, reverse, blow, accident, mishap, misadventure, misfortune, mischance. Obsolete. an unfavorable aspect of a star or planet. disaster.
disaster. 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.
something that causes a lot of harm or damage: floods and other natural disasters. Fewer examples. an environmental disaster. The scale of the disaster is becoming more apparent every day. He was a victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The plane crash was the worst disaster in the country's history.
Definitions of disaster. noun. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune. “the earthquake was a disaster ” synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, tragedy. see more. noun. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune. “his policies were a disaster ” synonyms: catastrophe. see more. noun.
DISASTER meaning: 1 : something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash, etc.) that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people; 2 : something that has a very bad effect or result.
