What does "disaster" mean?
Disaster: An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat The stronger. Longfellow. See Calamity.
Additional senses
- 2.To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
- 3.To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] Thomson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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