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disaster
noun
a
sudden
event
like
an
accident
,
storm
,
or
earthquake
that
causes
a
lot
of
damage
,
injury
,
or
death
•
Disaster
struck
when
the
river
burst
its
banks
and
flooded
the
village
.
Disaster
struck
when
the
river
burst
its
banks
and
flooded
the
village
.
•
The
earthquake
was
the
worst
disaster
the
region
had
seen
in
decades
.
The
earthquake
was
the
worst
disaster
the
region
had
seen
in
decades
.
From
Italian
disastro
,
from
Latin
dis-
“
bad
”
+
astrum
“
star
,”
originally
referring
to
an
ill-starred
event
.
noun
something
that
fails
very
badly
or
goes
completely
wrong
•
My
cake
turned
out
to
be
a
total
disaster
;
it
collapsed
in
the
oven
.
My
cake
turned
out
to
be
a
total
disaster
;
it
collapsed
in
the
oven
.
•
The
new
computer
system
launch
was
a
disaster
,
so
the
company
cancelled
it
.
The
new
computer
system
launch
was
a
disaster
,
so
the
company
cancelled
it
.
