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disaster
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISASTER
1
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction <hurricanes are natural disasters>
Related Words bloodbath, collapse, crash, meltdown; Armageddon, doomsday, end-time; convulsion, paroxysm, upheaval; accident, casualty, fatality; misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap; blast, blow, double whammy, one-two (or one-two punch)
2
something that has failed <an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night>
Synonyms bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout
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