disaster
1. [ noun ] an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Synonyms: tragedy calamity catastrophe cataclysm
Examples:

"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity" "the earthquake was a disaster"

Related terms: misfortune kiss_of_death visitation plague famine meltdown apocalypse act_of_God
2. [ noun ] a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
Synonyms: catastrophe
Examples:

"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system" "his policies were a disaster"

Related terms: adversity
3. [ noun ] an act that has disastrous consequences
Related terms: destruction
Similar spelling:   digester
  disastrous
  diseased
  die-cast
  dissected
  disesteem
  digestive
  digest
  disgusted
  dissect
  digestible
  disgustedly
  disgust
  digested