disaster
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
disaster
- 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.
- 2003, The Devil Wears Prada (novel)
- A nod means good, two nods; very good. And then there's the pursing of the lips: disaster.
- 2003, The Devil Wears Prada (novel)
- See also Thesaurus:disaster
- French: désastre, catastrophe
- German: Desaster
- Italian: disastro
- Portuguese: desastre
- Russian: бе́дствие
- Spanish: desastre
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