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Meaning
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.
●
An
unforeseen
event
causing
great
loss
,
upset
or
unpleasantness
of whatever kind.
●
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
.
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Origin
disaster
English
desastre
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
disastro
Italian
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Disaster
Catastrophe
Calamity
Adversity
Apocalypse
Qualm
Disastre
Catastrophes
Armageddon
Related
Tragedy
Nightmare
Crisis
Failure
Accident
Emergency
Travesty
Hazard
Earthquake
Incident
Bloodbath
Meltdown
Flood
Devastation
Tsunami
Hurricane
Calamities
Floods
Storm
Farce
Crash
Crises
War
Emergencies
Famine
Drought
Collapse
Situation
Mishap
Event
Recession
Blunder
Outbreak
Landslide
Disastrous
Fire
Typhoon
Death
Cataclysm
Spill
Flooding
Fiasco
Destruction
Threat
Train Wreck
Horror Show
Loss Of Life
More
Rhymes
Aster
Faster
Master
Pastor
Gaster
Plaster
Disaster
Alabaster
Headmaster
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