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| dis·as·ter [ di zástər ] (plural dis·as·ters) |
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1. damaging or destructive event: an event that causes serious loss, destruction, hardship, unhappiness, or death
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2. somebody or something unsuccessful: somebody or something that fails completely, especially in a way that is distressing, embarrassing, or laughable
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informal
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Italian disastro, literally "ill-starred" < Latin astrum "star" < Greek astron] |
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