1. A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
   "his policies were a disaster"
   - catastrophe 
2. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
   "the earthquake was a disaster"
   - calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm 
3. An act that has disastrous consequences

Derived forms: disasters

See also: disastrous

Type of: adversity, bad luck, destruction, devastation, hard knocks, hardship, misfortune

Encyclopedia: Disaster Disaster, Preparedness and Response Team

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