DISASTER

Meaning of DISASTER in English

n. 1 a great or sudden misfortune. 2 a a complete failure. b a person or enterprise ending in failure. disastrous adj. disastrously adv.

[ orig. 'unfavourable aspect of a star', f. F désastre or It. disastro (as DIS-, astro f. L astrum star) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

DISASTER — I. də̇ˈz]astə(r), ]aas-, ]ais-, ]ȧs also də̇ˈs]; -ˈs- is less frequent in “disastrous” than in “disaster”, probably because three identical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISASTER — /di zas"teuhr, -zah"steuhr/ , n. 1. a calamitous event, esp. one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISASTER — noun Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from Latin) + astro …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISASTER — vt to blast by the influence of a baleful star. 2. disaster ·vt to bring harm upon; to injure. 3. …
Webster English vocab
DISASTER — disaster BrE AmE dɪ ˈzɑːst ə də-, § -ˈzæst- AmE -ˈzæst ə r ▷ disaster|s z ▶ di ˈ saster …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISASTER — / dɪˈzɑːstə(r); NAmE -ˈzæs-/ noun 1. [ C ] an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISASTER — di ‧ sas ‧ ter S3 W3 /dɪˈzɑːstə $ dɪˈzæstər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISASTER — ( disasters) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A disaster is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISASTER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DISASTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a disaster zone ▪ The damage is so serious that the government has declared the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISASTER — [noun] - (an event which results in) great harm, damage or death, or serious difficultyScientists have warned of the looming …
Cambridge English vocab
DISASTER — n. Function: noun a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction FF1C; a flood disaster struck the valley …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DISASTER — noun a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction a flood disaster struck the valley Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISASTER — noun 1 bad event/situation ADJECTIVE ▪ awful , big , catastrophic , devastating , enormous ( esp. AmE ), great …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISASTER — INDEX: 1. a disaster 2. causing a lot of destruction or suffering RELATED WORDS see also ↑ ACCIDENT ↑ ENVIRONMENT …
Longman Activator English vocab
DISASTER — See ↑ ACCIDENT 2, ↑ DISASTER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a disaster
Longman Activator English vocab
DISASTER — n. 25B6; noun a railway disaster : CATASTROPHE, calamity, cataclysm, tragedy, act of God, holocaust; accident. a string of personal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISASTER — n. catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, tragedy, misfortune, débâcle, accident, mishap, blow, act of God, adversity, trouble, reverse The flooding of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DISASTER — сущ. беда, бедствие, несчастье to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster ≈ попасть в беду to cope with (a) disaster, recover …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISASTER — disaster.ogg dıʹzɑ:stə n бедствие, несчастье political disaster - политическая катастрофа public disaster - народное бедствие railway disaster - железнодорожная катастрофа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISASTER — бедствие, катастрофа - ecological disaster - man-made disaster - natural disaster - weather disaster
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DISASTER — бедствие, катастрофа - ecological disaster - man-made disaster - natural disaster - weather disaster
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DISASTER — disaster сущ.беда, бедствие, несчастье to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster — попасть в беду to cope with (a) disaster, recover …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DISASTER — n бедствие, несчастье political disaster - политическая катастрофа public disaster - народное бедствие railway disaster - железнодорожная катастрофа to scent …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DISASTER — сущ. беда, бедствие, несчастье to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster — попасть в беду to cope with (a) disaster, recover …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DISASTER — сущ. беда, бедствие, несчастье to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster — попасть в беду to cope with (a) disaster, recover from (a) disaster …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DISASTER — бедствие - natural disaster
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DISASTER — бедствие, катастрофа - aesthetic disaster - natural disaster
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
DISASTER — сущ. бедствие, несчастье - disaster aid - disaster area - political disaster Syn: emergency, distress, calamity
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
DISASTER — сущ. бедствие; - political disaster - public disaster
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
DISASTER — сущ. беда, бедствие, несчастье to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster ≈ попасть в беду to cope with (a) disaster, recover …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISASTER — desastre (-osi), desfortun, adversitá, catastrofe
English interlingue dictionary
DISASTER — kalisdanan
English-Visayan vocabulary
DISASTER — noun see: astral Date: 1568 an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star, a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISASTER — (v. t.) To bring harm upon; to injure.
Английский словарь Webster
DISASTER — (v. t.) To blast by the influence of a baleful star.
Английский словарь Webster
DISASTER — (n.) An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.
Английский словарь Webster
DISASTER — (n.) An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill …
Английский словарь Webster
DISASTER — ( v. t. ) To bring harm upon; to injure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISASTER — ( v. t. ) To blast by the influence of a baleful star.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISASTER — ( n. ) An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISASTER — ( n. ) An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISASTER — n. catastrophe, misfortune, calamity
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DISASTER — n. Pronunciation: di- ' zas-t ə r, - ' sas- Function: noun Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DISASTER — ■ noun 1》 a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. 2》 an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DISASTER — [di.sas.ter] n [MF & OIt; MF desastre, fr. OIt disastro, fr. dis- (fr. L) + astro star, fr. L astrum--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISASTER — n. 1 a great or sudden misfortune. 2 a a complete failure. b a person or enterprise ending in failure. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISASTER — n.1 a great or sudden misfortune. 2 a a complete failure. b a person or enterprise ending in failure. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
DISASTER — Synonyms and related words : accident, act of God, adversity, apoplexy, blow, breakdown, breaking up, breakup, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISASTER — n. Mishap, misfortune, reverse, mischance, misadventure, adversity, calamity, catastrophe, blow, stroke, casualty.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DISASTER — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DISASTER — n. 1) to cause a ~ 2) to experience, meet, suffer (a) ~ 3) to court ~ 4) to cope …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DISASTER — broga
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
DISASTER — An event that causes great loss of life, injury or damage and loss of property.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
DISASTER — Катастрофа
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DISASTER — катастрофа
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DISASTER — (n) бедствие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DISASTER — n бедствие, несчастье political ~ - политическая катастрофа public ~ - народное бедствие railway ~ - железнодорожная катастрофа to scent …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DISASTER — n. бедствие, несчастье
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DISASTER — n. бедствие, несчастье
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DISASTER — бедствие (авария)
Англо-Русский физический словарь
DISASTER — авария, аварийная ситуация
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
DISASTER — авария, аварийная ситуация
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
DISASTER — бедствие - natural disaster
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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