Look up: disaster

1. Disaster
   [disambiguation] A disaster is the impact of a hazard that negatively affects society or environment. Disaster may also refer to: ...
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2. Disaster
   (1) An act of nature or an act of man which is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant emergency assistance. (2) A disruption of the human ecology which the affected community cannot absorb with its own resources.
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3. disaster
   [n] - an act that has disastrous consequences
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4. Disaster
   A catastrophic event characterised by the fact that the casualties usually outweigh the facilities for treating them.
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5. disaster
   the result of a vast ecological breakdown in the relations between man and his environment, a serious and sudden event (or slow, as in drought) on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope with it, often with outside help or international aid; -DDMG Category: Ma...
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6. Disaster
   Major disturbances in the life of a community or population which occur sufficiently often to leave their record in the 'genetic memory' of the population (cf. Catastrophe).
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7. Disaster
   Dis·as'ter noun [ French désastre ; prefix dés- (L. dis- ) + astre star, from Latin astrum ; a word of astrological origin. See Aster , Astral , Star .] 1. An unpropitious or baleful...
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8. Disaster
   Dis·as'ter transitive verb 1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [ Obsolete] Sir P. Sidney. 2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [ R.] Thomson.
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9. disaster
   1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. 'Disasters in the sun.' (Shak) ... 2. An adverse or unfortunate event, especially. A sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. 'But noble souls, through ...
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10. disaster
    noun an act that has disastrous consequences
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11. disaster
    an event which causes great harm, damage or death; catastrophe
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12. disaster
    (dĭ-zas´tәr) a situation that produces damage and varying amounts of destruction; there is a three-tiered classification for disasters, based on the number of casualties. See also emergency.
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13. Disaster
    • (v. t.) To blast by the influence of a baleful star. • (n.) An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. • (n.) An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill...
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14. Disaster
    A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event with...
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15. Disaster
    It is a points game where the winner is the one who has collected the minimum points as points are given for bad shots.
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16. Disaster
    Any incident that causes a severe disruption to the working environment of a business or organisational unit, as defined by the facilities and personnel, which results in an inability to function or to provide service to internal or external customers.
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17. Disaster
    A critical event that may have an impact on the business such as to significantly reduce its ability to operate, its reputation or its financial security.
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18. Disaster
    [song] "Disaster" is a song recorded by American recording artist JoJo. The song was written by JoJo along with Mario Marchetti, Gino Barletta and Marc Himmel. Production was handled by Mario Marchetti.The song`s development was motivated by the protagonist reflects on a relationship and won...
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