Desaster — meaning in English

English meaning

• casualty noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
• disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.

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

1. noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
2. noun A person who has been hurt or killed in an accident or through violence.
3. noun A person who has died, rather than just been injured, in an accident or through violence; a fatality.
4. noun A member of the armed forces who becomes unable to serve, for reasons such as death, injury, illness, being captured or deserting.

disaster — full definition

1. noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
2. noun An event or situation that turns out very badly.

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