English dictionary

disaster

/d/I/'z/&/st/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

noun.state

Examples
His policies were a disaster.

Synonyms catastrophe

Source: WordNet 3.0
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

noun.event

Examples
The earthquake was a disaster.

Synonyms calamity cataclysm catastrophe tragedy

Source: WordNet 3.0
an act that has disastrous consequences

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent.

noun

Source: webster1913