nnoun.statea state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortuneSynset:catastrophe
Examples:- lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
- his policies were a disaster
Hypernyms:adversity hard knocks hardship
Inherited Hypernyms:catastropheadversitymisfortunefortuneconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.eventan event resulting in great loss and misfortuneSynset:calamity cataclysm catastrophe tragedy
Examples:- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
Derivationally Related Form:cataclysmiccalamitousdisastroustragictragicalcataclysmal
Hypernyms:bad luck misfortune
Inherited Hypernyms:calamitymisfortunetroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:act of Godapocalypsefamineforce majeureinevitable accidentkiss of deathmeltdownplaguetidal wavetsunamiunavoidable casualtyvis majorvisitation
Full Hyponyms:act of godapocalypsefaminekiss of deathmeltdownplaguethe irish faminetidal wavetsunamivisitation
nnoun.actan act that has disastrous consequencesHypernyms:destruction devastation
Inherited Hypernyms:disasterdestructionterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity