disaster
(noun)
noun
1. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
- his policies were a disaster
Similar word(s): catastrophe
Definition categories: state, adversity, hardship
2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- the earthquake was a disaster
Similar word(s): calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, tragedy
Definition categories: event, misfortune
3. an act that has disastrous consequences
Definition categories: act, destruction, devastation