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disaster definition

dis·as·ter (di zas′tər, -zäs′-; also dis as′-, -äs′-)

noun

any happening that causes great harm or damage; serious or sudden misfortune; calamity

Etymology: OFr desastre < It disastro < L dis- + astrum < Gr astron (see astral), star: from astrological notions: cf. ill-starred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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