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# disaster

«disaster» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a terrible event that causes a lot of damage, suffering…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (disaster, disasters)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A disaster is a terrible event that causes a lot of damage, suffering or death, like an earthquake, flood or big crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#m1)

2) A disaster is something that goes very badly or fails completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Job says disaster is the fitting fate for evildoers. The tradition often reads suffering as linked to wrongdoing, though the Book of Job questions this idea. In the primary lessons: In geography and science, natural disasters include floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes and tsunamis; families make emergency plans for them. In everyday life, a burnt cake or a wrong costume can be «a disaster» in a joking way. Phrases: «natural disaster», «a total disaster», «end in disaster», «disaster area».

### examples

- Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity? (Writings JOB.31.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x1)
- The flood was a natural disaster for the whole town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x2)
- Our first try at the cake was a disaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x3)
- The trip ended in disaster when the bus broke down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x4)
- People gave money to help the disaster victims. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x5)
- Know your family's plan in case of a disaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x6)
- The play was nearly a disaster, but we saved it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x7)
- Scientists study earthquakes to prevent disasters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x8)
- False confidence often leads to disaster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/#x9)

### note

Countable: «a disaster», «disasters». Adjective: «disastrous» (no «e» before r). Exaggeration: in everyday talk people call small problems «a disaster»; in news it means real harm. In maths problems it may come with numbers of people helped, money raised or houses damaged.

### In the corpora

- [Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.782/)
- [That is not a disaster; pretending is.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/29-who-you-are-being-wrong-and-learning/1/)
- [Live shows often have small disasters, so teams keep safety pins, tape and spare costumes ready.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/28-the-school-play-auditions-lines-stage-fright/9/)
- [Water on burning oil is a disaster.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/40-home-safety-reasoning/4/)
- [The first week had its disasters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/396-mia-gets-the-newest-console/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disaster» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disaster/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.