Disaster (Noun)
Meaning 1
A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
An act that has disastrous consequences.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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- Plague
- Tidal Wave
- Unavoidable Casualty
- Kiss Of Death
- Inevitable Accident
- Force Majeure
- Famine
- Visitation
- Meltdown
- Apocalypse
- Act Of God
- Tsunami