disaster

Definition for disaster

noun as in accident, trouble

Strongest matches

calamity, catastrophe, collapse, crash, debacle, defeat, emergency, failure, fiasco, flood, harm, hazard, holocaust, mishap, setback, tragedy, woe

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adversity, affliction, bale, bane, blight, blow, bust, casualty, cataclysm, collision, depression, exigency, fall, flop, grief, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, reverse, rock, rough, ruin, ruination, stroke, undoing, upset, washout

Weak matches

act of God, bad luck, bad news, bad thing, fell stroke, hard luck, hot water, ill luck, the worst

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The report was conducted by The McChrystal Group, a consulting firm with experience assessing government response to natural disasters.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, it’s important to remember that “Listen Without Prejudice” wasn’t a commercial disaster.

From Salon

"Failing to evacuate residents properly is one of the factors why the disaster became so severe."

From BBC

"I was too comfortable. I had too much money. Nobody told me 'no' - everything was possible. In hindsight, that's the recipe for disaster," he said.

From BBC

The government has established a front-line disaster response centre in Hualien, and the Ministry of National Defence has deployed troops to assist with rescue efforts.

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