disaster
noun
a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
disasters
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pluralof disaster.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This finding—that since 2000 the number of recorded flood-related disasters has risen by 134% compared with the previous two decades—comes from a United Nations report pulling data from the Emergency Events Database.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“L.A. County doesn’t have a plan for disasters — that’s a ticking time bomb.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some 18% of Indian land is Himalayan, yet the region accounts for about 35% of disasters, according to the report.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Spanish flu of 1918 had raged through the continent, killing nearly 20 million men and women worldwide and ranking among the deadliest natural disasters in history.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
