disaster
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English
Etymology
From Italian disastro, disaster; originally meaning "unfavourable to one's stars", from dis-, bad (compare dys-), + astro, star, celestial body, from Latin astrum, from Greek astron.
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- Rhymes: -ɑːstə(r)
Noun
disaster (plural disasters)
- An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
- The downpour and gales turned the wedding into a disaster.
- A nod means good, two nods; very good. And then there's the pursing of the lips: disaster.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:disaster
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