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Detailed Synonyms for disaster in English

disaster:

disaster [the ~] nom

  1. the disaster
    the accident; the disaster; the adversity; the misery; the misfortune; the tribulation; the calamity; the trouble; the destitution; the bad luck; the squalor; the misère; the reverse; the evil
  2. the disaster
    the danger; the disaster; the trouble
  3. the disaster
    the catastrophe; the disaster; the calamity
  4. the disaster
    the necessity; the need; the destitution; the disaster; the adversity
  5. the disaster
    – an act that has disastrous consequences 1
    the disaster
    – an act that has disastrous consequences 1
  6. the disaster
    – an event resulting in great loss and misfortune 1
    the disaster; the calamity; the tragedy; the catastrophe; the cataclysm
    – an event resulting in great loss and misfortune 1
  7. the disaster
    – a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune 1
    the disaster; the catastrophe
    – a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune 1
    • disaster [the ~] nom
      • his policies were a disaster1
    • catastrophe [the ~] nom
      • lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system1

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Related Definitions for "disaster":

  1. an act that has disastrous consequences1
  2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune1
    • the earthquake was a disaster1
  3. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune1
    • his policies were a disaster1

Related Synonyms for disaster