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disaster

[dɪˈzɑːs.təː]noun3 syllables

Disaster means: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.

Synonyms for disaster9

noun, as in an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm

noun, as in a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

catastrophe

also used for disaster

adversity, apocalypse, misery, qualm, woe

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What does disaster mean?3

noun

1

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune“the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”

2

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune“lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system”

3

an act that has disastrous consequences

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disaster?8

two syllables

masterfasterpastorplastercastorcasterblaster

three syllables

headmaster
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Disaster in a sentence

  • The further we are from one disaster, the closer we are to the next.CK
  • If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.Swift
  • If you bake it for more than what's asked, it will be a disaster!mervert1
  • This plan, while looking great on paper, turned out to be a disaster.corvard
  • If that accident had happened in a city, it would have caused a disaster.CK
  • Just look at her, she looks like a disaster!Ishao
  • The failure was detected in time, thereby preventing a disaster.Ergulis
  • If that accident had happened in the city, it would've caused a disaster.CK

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Forms of disaster

as a noun

plural
disasters