EGAVE

disaster

About 13.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
    People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.
  2. noun An unfortunate or unpleasant occurrence, especially one resulting from an accident or something going wrong.
  3. noun An wholly unsatisfactory result caused by something going wrong or being done poorly; a flop or failure.
    the cake was a disaster.
  4. noun A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp.

Similar words

catastrophe cataclysm calamity tragedy catastrophic debacle reduction setback destruction havoc

Often followed by

and of in to for that was at relief

Word family

disaster waiting to happen disasters disasters waiting to happen recipe for disaster recipes for disaster spell disaster spelled disaster spelling disaster spells disaster unmitigated disaster

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