Look up: disaster

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   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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   disaster
   [n] - an act that has disastrous consequences
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   Disaster
   A catastrophic event characterised by the fact that the casualties usually outweigh the facilities for treating them.
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   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: Management in the public and private sector • in national emergency planning in France, disas...
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   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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   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 aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [ Obsolete] « Disasters in the sun.» < ...
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   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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   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 dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat The st ...
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   disaster
   noun an act that has disastrous consequences
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    disaster
    an event which causes great harm, damage or death; catastrophe
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    Disaster
    A `disaster` (from Middle French `désastre`, from Old Italian `disastro`, from the Greek pejorative prefix `dis-` bad + `aster` star) is the impact of a natural or man-made hazard that negatively affects society or environment. The word disaster's root is from astrology: this implies that when the stars are in a bad position a bad event will happen. In contemporary academia, disasters are seen as the effect of hazards on vulnerable areas. Hazar...
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    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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    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 portent. • (v. t.) To bring harm upon; to in...
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