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1. disaster
noun. ['dɪˈzæstɝ'] an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- desastre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- disastro (Italian)
Rhymes with Disaster
- grandmaster
- mcmaster
- macmaster
- headmaster
- pilaster
- oleaster
- plaster
- blaster
- raster
- pasztor
- pastor
- paster
- master
- laster
- kaster
- jaster
- gaster
- faster
- castor
- caster
- astor
How do you pronounce disaster?
Pronounce disaster as dɪˈzæstər.
US - How to pronounce disaster in American English
UK - How to pronounce disaster in British English
How do you spell disaster? Is it diaster ?
A common misspelling of disaster is diaster
Sentences with disaster
1. Noun, singular or mass
The threads on the end of a pipe can become damaged and should be repaired to avoid disaster.
Quotes about disaster
1. The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested throughout history. The result has always been disaster. President Obama, your agenda is not new. It's not change, and it's not hope.
- Rush Limbaugh
2. This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love.
- Jeff Greenfield
3. No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy.
- Karen DeCrow
2. disaster
noun. ['dɪˈzæstɝ'] a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune.
Synonyms
Etymology
- desastre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- disastro (Italian)
3. disaster
noun. ['dɪˈzæstɝ'] an act that has disastrous consequences.
Synonyms
Etymology
- desastre (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- disastro (Italian)