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disaster

English

  1. 🔊 an act that has disastrous consequences
  2. 🔊 a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
    “lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system”
  3. 🔊 an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    “the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 flagelo disaster
  2. 🔊 desastre disaster, a debacle, a bust
  3. 🔊 desastre disaster, catastrophe, calamity

Similar words

calamity catastrophe tragedy cataclysm catastrophe accident act of god adversity apoplexy blow breakdown breaking up breakup calamity casualty cataclysm catastrophe cave cave-in climax collapse collision contretemps convulsion