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desastre.

disaster, catastrophe, calamity

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈsastɾe/[d̪eˈsas.t̪ɾe]

  1. disaster, catastrophe, calamity

    masculine
    El terremoto no fue un revés menor; fue un desastre.
    Sería un desastre si el siguiente genocidio en un país del tercer mundo no es recibido con una respuesta y un plan de acción internacionales.

  2. disaster, a debacle, a bust

    masculine
    Toda la operación fue un completo desastre. Nunca deberíamos haber desperdiciado tanto tiempo, esfuerzo y recursos en una misión inútil.

  3. mess, shambles, wreckage

    figuratively · masculine
    Siento que mi casa esté hecha un desastre ahora mismo.
    ¡Qué desastre!

  4. something messed up

    colloquial · figuratively · masculine
    Lo que él le hizo a esa pobre mujer es un desastre.

  5. a hot mess, train wreck

    colloquial · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Occitan desastre.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.