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Webster's 1828 DictionaryDISASTER, n. Dizaster. [Gr., a star; a word of astrological origin.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from Latin) + astro star, from Latin astrum — more at astral Date: 1568 Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. 1 a great or sudden misfortune. 2 a a complete failure. b a person or enterprise ending in failure. Derivatives: disastrous adj. disastrously adv. Etymology: orig. 'unfavourable aspect of a star', f. F désastre or It. disastro (as DIS-, astro f. L astrum star) Webster's 1913 DictionaryDisaster Dis*as"ter, n. [F. d['e]sastre; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See Aster, Astral, Star.] 1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [Obs.] Disasters in the sun. --Shak. 2. An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat The stronger. --Longfellow. Syn: Calamity; misfortune; mishap; mischance; visitation; misadventure; ill luck. See Calamity. Webster's 1913 DictionaryDisaster Dis*as"ter, v. t. 1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] --Thomson. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(disasters) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed. It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months... = tragedy N-COUNT 2. If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable. The whole production was just a disaster! = catastrophe N-COUNT [emphasis] 3. Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you. The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster... = catastrophe N-UNCOUNT 4. If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences. PHRASE: v-link PHR Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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