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Disaster vs. Disastrous — What's the Difference?

Disaster vs. Disastrous — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Disaster and Disastrous

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Disaster

A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits – more than 95% of all deaths caused by hazards occur in developing countries, and losses due to natural hazards are 20 times greater (as a percentage of GDP) in developing countries than in industrialized countries.

Disastrous

Accompanied by or causing distress or disaster; calamitous.

Disaster

An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a catastrophe.

Disastrous

Extremely bad; terrible
A disastrous report card.

Disaster

A grave misfortune.
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Disastrous

Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

Disaster

(Informal) A total failure
The dinner party was a disaster.

Disastrous

Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

Disaster

(Obsolete) An evil influence of a star or planet.

Disastrous

Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding.
The moonIn dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds.

Disaster

An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.

Disastrous

Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; ending in utter failure or ruin; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking.
Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances.

Disaster

An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.

Disastrous

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
The stock market crashed on Black Friday
A calamitous defeat
The battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign
Such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it
A fateful error

Disaster

An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent.
Disasters in the sun.

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 defeatThe stronger.

Disaster

To blast by the influence of a baleful star.

Disaster

To bring harm upon; to injure.

Disaster

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

Disaster

An event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
The earthquake was a disaster

Disaster

An act that has disastrous consequences

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