disaster
11disaster — ► NOUN 1) a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. 2) an event or fact leading to ruin or failure. ORIGIN Italian disastro ill starred event , from Latin astrum star …
12Disaster — For other uses, see Disaster (disambiguation). Ruins from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in United States history A disaster is a natural or man made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting …
13disaster — noun 1 bad event/situation ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, big, catastrophic, devastating, enormous (esp. AmE), great, horrible, huge, large scale (esp. AmE) …
14disaster — di|sas|ter W3S2 [dıˈza:stə US dıˈzæstər] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: désastre, from Italian disastro, from astro star (from the idea of luck coming from the stars)] 1.) a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which… …
15disaster — n. 1) to cause a disaster 2) to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster 3) to court disaster 4) to cope with; recover from (a) disaster 5) to avert (a) disaster 6) a catastrophic, devastating, major, tragic, unqualified disaster 7) an impending;… …
16disaster — 01. Over 200 people were killed in a [disaster] in southwestern India this morning when a train collided with a tour bus. 02. The governor is visiting the site of the [disastrous] tornado which destroyed this small town in Southern Texas. 03. The …
17disaster */*/ — UK [dɪˈzɑːstə(r)] / US [dɪˈzæstər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms disaster : singular disaster plural disasters 1) something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people A series of disasters forced the… …
18disaster — dis|as|ter [ dı zæstər ] noun count or uncount ** something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people: A series of disasters forced the company to close down. a natural disaster: Protect your property from natural… …
19disaster — [[t]dɪzɑ͟ːstə(r), zæ̱s [/t]] ♦♦♦ disasters 1) N COUNT A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed. It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two… …
20disaster — noun (C, U) 1 a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering: 108 people died in the mining disaster. | natural disaster (=caused by nature, not by an accident): The 1987 hurricane was the worst natural… …
