Disaster Definition

dĭ-zăstər, -săs-
disasters
noun
disasters
Any happening that causes great harm or damage; serious or sudden misfortune; calamity.
Webster's New World
A grave misfortune.
American Heritage
An utter failure.
His latest novel is a disaster.
Webster's New World
An evil influence of a star or planet.
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Other Word Forms of Disaster

Noun

Singular:
disaster
Plural:
disasters

Origin of Disaster

  • French désastre from Italian disastro dis- pejorative pref. (from Latin dis- dis–) astro star (from Latin astrum) (from Greek astron ster-3 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Disaster Sentence Examples

  • The events which led to this disaster may be briefly told.

  • She froze when she saw the disaster that was her apartment.

  • His bond to Katie tempered what was otherwise a disaster of epic proportions.

  • Darian's mind was like a disaster scene after a hurricane.

  • His chief fault is his overweening haughtiness, due to an over-exalted opinion of his position, which leads him to insult Chryses and Achilles, thereby bringing great disaster upon the Greeks.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIS

Words Ending With

RERTER

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Words Starting With D and Ending With R

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With R