Синонимы к слову disaster

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1. disaster

   An accident is that which happens without any one’s direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: «By chance there came down a certain priest that way,» Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say «he has a chance of success,» or «there is one chance in a thousand,» where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; «Fortune favors the brave.» The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

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1. catastrophe, disasternoun

   a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

   «lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system»; «his policies were a disaster»

   Synonyms:
   disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

2. calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysmnoun

   an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

   «the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity»; «the earthquake was a disaster»

   Synonyms:
   disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

3. disasternoun

   an act that has disastrous consequences

   Synonyms:
   catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

Matched Categories

1. • Adversity
   • Destruction

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1. List of paraphrases for «disaster»:

   catastrophe, disasters, calamity, accident, tragedy, cataclysm, mess, debacle, scourge, destruction, misfortune, shambles, ramp, catastrophes, hazards, devastation

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1. Eric Schiffer:

   Fiorina used Sherlock Holmes-like tech marketing research at HP, this ear-to-the-ground excising of consumer talking points helps connect her with voters by feeding them what they want, but her reputation as CEO was a disaster – and this will shove her over the Republican plank.

2. Chika Onuegbu:

   Comrades, let me remind us again that our union cannot be stronger than we make it; and a weak
   union serves no useful purpose.A weak union is a terrible disaster!

3. Donald Trump:

   Her business career was a disaster and nobody wants to say it, they say, ‘You can’t say that because it’s sexist.’ I say, what’s sexist about it?

4. Rupert Murdoch:

   It is clear that confronting the bushfire disaster in The Australian requires both an immediate response and an ongoing investment in rebuilding the lives and livelihoods of those most affected by the fires across the country, as a company with roots in The Australian and an abiding commitment to its people and communities, we are determined to help, both in this time of great need, and well into the future, as the hard work of restoration continues.

5. Robert Glasser:

   It’s really a recipe for disaster, for increasing disaster risk — and it reinforces the need for us to get out ahead of this with effective planning.

• كارثةArabic
• катастро́фа, няшча́сце, бе́дства, го́ра, бяда́Belarusian
• катастро́фа, злополу́ка, бе́дствиеBulgarian
• desastreCatalan, Valencian
• katastrofa, neštěstí, pohromaCzech
• katastrofeDanish
• Katastrophe, DesasterGerman
• καταστροφήGreek
• malfeliĉegoEsperanto
• desastreSpanish
• فاجعهPersian
• katastrofi, onnettomuusFinnish
• désastre, catastropheFrench
• creachScottish Gaelic
• אסוןHebrew
• महाविनाशHindi
• katastwòf, dezasHaitian Creole
• katasztrófaHungarian
• աղետ, պատուհաս, դժբախտությունArmenian
• bencanaIndonesian
• disastroItalian
• 災難, 災害, 惨事, 災い, 天災Japanese
• კატასტროფა, უბედურებაGeorgian
• зілзала, апатKazakh
• មហន្តរាយ, គ្រោះមហន្តរាយKhmer
• 재해, 재앙, 참사Korean
• postsLatvian
• bencanaMalay
• katastrofeNorwegian
• rampDutch
• katastrofeNorwegian Nynorsk
• gorze, katastrofa, bieda, nieszczęściePolish
• desastrePortuguese
• dezastru, nenorocire, catastrofăRomanian
• бе́дствие, го́ре, несча́стье, катастро́фа, беда́Russian
• nešťastie, katastrofa, pohromaSlovak
• katastrofSwedish
• afa, jangaSwahili
• பேரழிவுTamil
• ภัยพิบัติThai
• біда́, го́ре, ли́хо, катастро́фа, неща́стяUkrainian
• thảm hoạ, tai hoạVietnamese

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