Desaster — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Desaster is used for these senses in English:
- casualty Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- disaster An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- disaster An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
casualty — full definition
- noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
- noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
- noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
disaster — full definition
- noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
- noun An event or situation that turns out very badly.