disaster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A sudden event, such as a flood or earthquake, that causes great damage or loss of life.

   The earthquake was the worst natural disaster in the country's history.

2. 2
   noun

   Something that goes very badly or has a very bad result.

   The dinner party turned into a complete disaster.

From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

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