disaster

dis·as·ter  (d-zstr, -ss-)

n.

1.

a. An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.

b. A grave misfortune.

2. Informal A total failure: The dinner party was a disaster.

3. Obsolete An evil influence of a star or planet.

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[French désastre, from Italian disastro : dis-, pejorative pref. (from Latin dis-; see dis-) + astro, star (from Latin astrum, from Greek astron; see ster-³ in Indo-European roots).]

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disaster [dɪˈzɑːstə]

n

1. an occurrence that causes great distress or destruction

2. a thing, project, etc., that fails or has been ruined

[C16 (originally in the sense: malevolent astral influence): from Italian disastro, from dis- (pejorative) + astro star, from Latin astrum, from Greek astron]

disastrous  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disaster - a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" catastrophe adversity, hard knocks, hardship - a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
	2.	disaster - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event act of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major - a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" apocalypse - a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil famine - a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death kiss of death - something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career" meltdown - a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933" plague - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) visitation - any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague" tidal wave - an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide tsunami - a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
	3.	disaster - an act that has disastrous consequences destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

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disaster

noun

1. catastrophe, trouble, blow, accident, stroke, reverse, tragedy, ruin, misfortune, adversity, calamity, mishap, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), misadventure, cataclysm, act of God, bummer (slang), ruination, mischance the second air disaster in less than two months

2. failure, mess, flop (informal), catastrophe, rout, debacle, cock-up (Brit. slang), balls-up (taboo slang), non-starter, fuck-up (offensive taboo slang), washout (informal) The whole production was a disaster.

Translations

disaster [dɪˈzɑːstəʳ]

A. N

1. (= catastrophe) → desastre m
see also court B2
see also strike B2

2. (= inept person) → desastre m

B. CPD disaster area N → zona f catastrófica, zona f de desastre
he's a walking disaster area (hum) → es un puro desastre
disaster fund N → fondo m de ayuda para casos de desastre

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disaster [dɪˈzæstə^r dɪˈzɑːstə^r] n (sudden, unexpected event) → catastrophe f; (longer term) → désastre m
a rail disaster → une catastrophe ferroviaire
economic disaster → désastre économique
to be a disaster → être désastreux/euse
The government's education policy is a disaster → La politique du gouvernement en matière d'éducation est désastreuse.
disaster struck → le malheur a frappé
to be a recipe for disaster → mener droit à la catastrophe
disaster area n

(lit) → zone f sinistrée

(fig) (= place) → zone f sinistrée (= person) → catastrophe f
he's a walking disaster area → c'est une catastrophe ambulante
disaster movie n → film m catastrophe
disaster relief n (= aid) → aide f aux victimes de catastrophes
disaster victim n → sinistré(e) m/f
disaster zone n → zone f sinistrée

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disaster

n → Katastrophe f; (Aviat, Min, Rail) → Unglück nt, → Katastrophe f; (= fiasco) → Fiasko nt, → Desaster nt; doomed to disaster → zum Untergang verdammt or verurteilt ? also recipe

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disaster:

disaster area

n → Katastrophengebiet nt; (fig inf: = person) → Katastrophe f

disaster fund

n → Katastrophenfonds m

disaster movie

n → Katastrophenfilm m

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disaster [dɪˈzɑːstəʳ] n (also) (fig) → disastro
disaster area → zona disastrata
disaster fund raccolta di fondi a favore delle vittime di un disastro

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disaster

n disaster [diˈzaːstə]

a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced. ramp, ongeluk, rampspoed, onheil كارِثَه، مُصيبَه бедствие pohroma, katastrofa katastrofe; ulykke die Katastrophe καταστροφή, συμφορά desastre katastroof مصیبت؛ فاجعه suuronnettomuus désastre אָסוֹן आपदा, विपत्ति katastrofa katasztrófa bencana stórslys; náttúruhamfarir disastro 災害 천재 (didžiulė) nelaimė, katastrofa posts; nelaime bencana ramp katastrofe, stor ulykke nieszczęście desastre dezastru бедствие katastrofa velika nesreča katastrofa svår olycka, katastrof ความหายนะ felâket, facia 災難 лихо; катастрофа مصیبت tai họa 灾难

adj diˈsastrous

noodlottig, rampspoedig, jammerlik كارِثي، مُفْجِع، جالِب للنَّكَبات бедствен katastrofální katastrofal verheerend καταστροφικός desastroso katastroofiline مصیبت بار؛ فاجعه آمیز tuhoisa désastreux הַרסָנִי अनर्थकारी, भयानक katastrofalan szerencsétlen penuh bencana hörmulegur disastroso 災害の 재해를 일으키는 pražūtingas postošs; nelaimi nesošs malang rampzalig katastrofal, svært ulykkelig zgubny desastroso dezastruos катастрофический katastrofálny nesrečen katastrofalan ödesdiger, katastrofal ซึ่งทำให้เกิดความหายนะ felâket getiren, feci 災難性的 згубний; катастрофічний تباہ کن thuộc tai họa 灾难性的

adv diˈsastrously

jammerlik بصورةٍ كارِثِيَّه бедствено katastrofálně, strašlivě katastrofalt verheerend καταστροφικά desastrosamente katastroofiliselt بطور مصیبت بار tuhoisasti désastreusement בְּמִידָה הָמהָוָוה אָסוֹן विपत्ति के साथ katastrofalno szerencsétlenül merusak hörmulega disastrosamente 悲惨にも 비참하게 pražūtingai postoši; nelaimi nesoši dengan membawa malapetaka rampzalig katastrofalt katastrofalnie desastrosamente dezastruos катастрофически katastrofálne nesrečno katastrofalno ödesdigert, katastrofalt อย่างหายนะ feci bir şekilde 災難性地 згубно; катастрофічно تباہی مچانے والے انداز سے thảm họa 灾难性地

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disaster → كارثه katastrofa katastrofe Katastrophe καταστροφή desastre katastrofi désastre nepogoda disastro 災害 재난 ramp katastrofe katastrofa desastre бедствие katastrof ความหายนะ felaket thảm họa 灾难