megadisaster
English
noun
Definitions
- An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of exceptional magnitude, causing unusually severe or unprecedented damage.
- An unforeseen event of any kind with exceptionally unpleasant, distressing, or unfortunate results.
Etymology
Prefix from English disaster.
Origin
English
disaster
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- disaster English
- disasterless English
- disasterly English
- ecodisaster English
- minidisaster English
- nondisaster English
- postdisaster English
- predisaster English
- disastro Italian
- desastre Spanish, Castilian
- desastre Middle French