disaster meaning and definition

DISASTER noun

Definition of disaster (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: catastrophe
2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
   • "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
   • synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, tragedy
3. an act that has disastrous consequences