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Disaster

//dɪˈzæs.tɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates."

  2. 2
    an act that has disastrous consequences wordnet
  3. 3
    An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind. countable, uncountable

    "And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir."

  4. 4
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune wordnet
  5. 5
    A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

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