Disaster

/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/

Synonyms for "disaster" (129 found)

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Noun(14 words)

calamity catastrophe tragedy armageddon adversity apocalypse apocalypses bollix bomb bombs botching calamities caporetto cataclysm

accidentact of godadversity affliction apoplexy blow breakdownbreaking upbreakup calamity casualty cataclysm

Strong matches (39)

Noun(14 words)

cataclysms catastrophes conflagrationcrowd crushdebacle debacles dooms downfalls dumpster evils failure fiasco fiascoes fiascos

catastrophe cavecave incave-in climax collapse collision contretemps convulsioncrack upcrack-up crash crisis debacle diastrophism disappointment distress doom earthquake evil

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fatal accidentfatality fate fit

Adjective(1 words)

catastrophic failure

Related words (64)

flop grief hashill hapmisadventure mischance misfortune mishap muddlenasty blownaught ordeal overthrow paroxysm pileup quake reverse rocks shambles shame

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shipwreck shock sight smash smashup spasmstaggering blowstroke temblortidal wavetotal losstragedy trouble tsunami upheavalviolent deathvisitation washout wrack wreck

Noun(22 words)

flops hurricanes meltdown misery misfortune misfortunes mishapmost dismalmudslides nightmaresoh dearoh noqualm rout ruin screwup snafus stink tragediesuh oh

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woe wrecks

Adjective(2 words)

massive mistaketotal failure

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More general

11 entries

adversitybad luckdestruction devastation event exclamationhard knockshardship interjection misfortune occurrence

More specific

8 entries

debacle earthquake failure fiasco flood hurricaneuh ohyikes

Collocations

10 entries

disaster plandisaster preparednessdisaster reliefdisaster responsemajor disastermassive disasternatural disasterreal disastertotal disasterutter disaster

Inflections

1 entries

disasters

Derivations

2 entries

disastrous disastrously

Sample sentences

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Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.

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If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.

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The medical supplies were allocated to the victims of the disaster.

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The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.

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