disasters

noun

plural of disaster
1
as in catastrophes
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction hurricanes are natural disasters

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2
as in failures
something that has failed an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night

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Recent Examples of disasters Political pressure to move on is common after disasters, said Runkle, who has been studying recovery in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026 Although the research is focused on veterans, any breakthrough could extend far beyond them to survivors of assault, accidents, disasters and other forms of trauma. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 But Spytek’s admission of faults and quick action to resolve them have meant disasters avoided. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 July 2026 People who accept climate science and the probability of extreme weather events still tend to believe these disasters will affect others or future generations, not their own community. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026 The government of Guyana continued to search its coastal waters Tuesday for dozens of people still missing after a government ferry capsized over the weekend in one of the deadliest disasters to it the South American country. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Sometimes, admittedly, the data is weaker than we’d like, but no real disasters have appeared. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Instead, there would be an uptick in compound disasters, as one extreme piles upon another. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Leo had been to hundreds of disasters, mounting life saving operations in earthquakes, floods, landslides. — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
  1. catastrophes
  2. failures
  3. tragedies
  4. disappointments
  5. apocalypses
  6. bombs
  7. calamities
  8. losers
Noun
  • Prominent voices fear that the end result of the transformative technology is a job bloodbath and national security catastrophes, while others believe a new era of productivity is ready to be unlocked, with society living longer and healthier lives.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • Healthcare registers the effects of climate catastrophes, ecosystem failures and food shortages that also fuel political and social crises.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of catastrophes
Noun
  • Inadequate data management is projected to cause 60% of AI project failures, with autonomous agents posing even greater risks as errors can spread rapidly.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The Dolphins’ failures to defend the run come in large part due to the then-trio of rookie defensive tackles – Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers – that the team relied upon heavily.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • The mother, identified only as Barbara, shared her story exclusively with CBS News Miami to highlight the recent rise in similar tragedies in South Florida.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The organization also encouraged anyone affected by the tragedies to seek support through the British Eventing Support Trust Helpline and asked that the families’ privacy be respected during this difficult time.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of tragedies
Noun
  • But there were no other major disappointments because the films weren’t ready.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • The club has transformed from one of baseball’s biggest disappointments into a legitimate contender over the second half.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of disappointments
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  • Based on Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, the surrealist musical follows one nuclear family across thousands of years and three apocalypses.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
  • And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of apocalypses
Noun
  • But Trump on Tuesday talking with journalists in the Oval Office acknowledged the possibility Iran may have moved centrifuges there, potentially at a depth that would challenge even the most-powerful bombs in America’s arsenal.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • It is described as an add-on kit suitable for bombs from 2 to 20 pounds.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of bombs
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  • At the heart of the celebration is Kyoto’s Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto site whose principal deity has long been revered as a protector against calamities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • El Niño, which brings a potpourri of weather calamities, is the world's most significant climate pattern, costing the global economy trillions of dollars per year, according to a recent study.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of calamities
Noun
  • The financial media naturally focus on the biggest winners and losers because that’s where the drama is.
    — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In that scenario, China’s long-suffering savers would be double losers.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
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