noun
- A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune.
- usage: "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"
- synonyms: catastrophe
- An event resulting in great loss and misfortune.
- usage: "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
- synonyms: calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm
- An act that has disastrous consequences. .
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