Meaning & Definition of Disaster in English
English⟶
Disaster
/dɪzæstər/
noun
1. 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"
synonym:
- catastrophe,
- disaster
2. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- "The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
- "The earthquake was a disaster"
synonym:
- calamity,
- catastrophe,
- disaster,
- tragedy,
- cataclysm
3. An act that has disastrous consequences
synonym:
- disaster
Examples of using
It was a disaster.
If that accident had happened in a city, it would have caused a disaster.
It's an ecological disaster.