Simple meaning
What does Disaster mean?
a very bad event.
Dictionary definition
a very serious event that causes major damage or trouble.
Example sentences
Disaster in a sentence
easy
In class, we used disaster to describe what happened in the story.
medium
The worksheet asked students to explain disaster in an everyday example.
hard
During discussion, students compared how disaster changed the outcome of the situation.
Synonyms
Words like Disaster
related termSimilar meaning used in caution or problem contexts.
close wordA near meaning with small usage differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite conditionA useful contrast in meaning.
safer stateShows a more secure opposite situation.
Word family
Disaster word family
Base word
disaster
noun
disaster
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does disaster mean?
Disaster means a very bad event.
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