disaster : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disaster	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disaster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disaster n a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" Synonym(s): catastrophe, disaster an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" Synonym(s): calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm an act that has disastrous consequences
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disaster \Disas"ter\, n. [F. d[82]sastre; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See {Aster}, {Astral}, {Star}.] 1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [Obs.] Disasters in the sun. --Shak. 2. An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster* and defeat The stronger. --Longfellow. Syn: Calamity; misfortune; mishap; mischance; visitation; misadventure; ill luck. See {Calamity}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disaster \Dis*as"ter\, v. t. 1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] --Thomson.