DISASTER | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of disaster – Learner’s Dictionary

disaster
noun
uk
/dɪˈzɑːstər/
us

disaster noun (DAMAGE)

B2
something that causes a lot of harm or damage:
floods and other natural disasters
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disaster noun (FAILURE)

B2
a failure or something that has a very bad result:
His idea was a total disaster.

disaster noun (BAD SITUATION)

The holiday ended in disaster.

(Definition of disaster from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of disaster

in Chinese (Traditional)
災難,大禍…
in Chinese (Simplified)
灾难,大祸…
in Spanish
desastre, desastre [masculine], catástrofe [feminine]…
in Portuguese
desastre, desastre [masculine]…
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आपत्ति…
災害, 大惨事, 大失敗…
felaket, âfet, yıkım…
désastre [masculine], catastrophe [feminine], désastre…
desastre…
ramp…
பெரும் தீங்கு, சேதம், மரணம் அல்லது கடுமையான சிரமத்தை (விளைவிக்கும் ஒரு நிகழ்வு)…
आपदा, हादसा, त्रासदी…
આપત્તિ, અકસ્માત, દુર્ઘટના…
katastrofe, ulykke…
svår olycka, katastrof…
bencana…
die Katastrophe…
katastrofe [masculine], ulykke [masculine], katastrofe…
حادثہ, تباہی, قہر…
лихо, катастрофа…
бедствие, катастрофа…
విపత్తు, ఆపద…
كارِثة, نَكْبة…
বিপর্যয়, বড় ক্ষতি বা মৃত্যু বা গুরুতর অসুবিধা…
pohroma, katastrofa…
bencana…
ความหายนะ…
tai họa…
klęska, katastrofa, nieszczęście…
재난, 재앙…
disastro…
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