natural disaster

nat·u·ral dis·as·ter

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l dih-zas-ter, -zah-ster]
- /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl dɪˈzæs tər, -ˈzɑ stər/
- /ˈnætʃrəl dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l dih-zas-ter, -zah-ster]
- /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl dɪˈzæs tər, -ˈzɑ stər/

Definitions of natural disaster words

noun natural disaster meteorological or geological catastrophe 1
noun natural disaster a natural event which causes a lot of damage and kills a lot of people 0

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natural disaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for natural disaster

noun natural disaster

accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
earthquake — something that is severely disruptive; upheaval.
force majeure — an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.
hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
marvel — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.

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