Definitions for disaster

disaster dis·as·ter

Spelling: [dih-zas-ter, -zah-ster]
IPA: /dɪˈzæs tər, -ˈzɑ stər/

Disaster is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 441 anagrams from letters in disaster (adeirsst).

Definitions for disaster

noun

  1. a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
  2. Obsolete. an unfavorable aspect of a star or planet.

Origin of disaster

1585-95; Middle French desastre Italian disastro, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + astro star Latin astrum Greek ástron

Examples for disaster

At the time of the disaster, people from all over the world vowed to help.

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster is widely considered to be the greatest nuclear catastrophe in world history.

No good can come of it—no good has ever come of it—nothing but disaster and trouble.

On Sidney—and in less measure, of course, on K.—fell the real brunt of the disaster.

You are converging two events that are freighted with expectations, essentially doubling your risk of disaster.

Verily their way shall be filled with disaster; lo, then we shall rest.

On Mike's face was a map of disaster; the disaster might be trivial or great.

Also like the Air France disaster, the pilots of AirAsia had no time to issue a mayday call.

THE NEW YORK TIMES/JILL ABRAMSON disaster: It was messy enough when, on May 14, New York Times Co.

So he caught their minds as he had caught the Stick, swinging back from disaster.

Word Value for disaster
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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