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Definitions

disaster area

NOUN
area affected by a general disaster
Synonyms
WEAK
area of devastation chaos confusion crisis zone desolation disaster relief area earthquake zone emergency area flood zone havoc hot spot path of destruction scene of destruction storm center war zone

Example Sentences

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But if AI can turn a 16,000-email disaster area into simple bulleted lists, I might finally make peace with my thousands of unreads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a "disaster area" on Tuesday, warning of "devastating impacts" and "significant damage" to hospitals, homes and businesses.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

ANYmal is soon also to be deployed on building sites or anywhere that is too dangerous for people -- for instance to inspect a collapsed house in a disaster area.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

To bring the picture into sharper focus, however, the scientists knew there was no substitute for seeing the disaster area for themselves.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 3, 2024

The field of portables, of course, has been certified as a disaster area.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.