Definition & Meaning of "disaster"in English

Disaster

a sudden and unfortunate event that causes a great amount of death and destruction

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

disasters

Examples

After the disaster, the community came together to support each other.

someone or something that is a total failure

an act that has disastrous consequences

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