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megadisaster en · NOUN

Etymology

From mega- + disaster.

Meanings

1. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of exceptional magnitude, causing unusually severe or unprecedented damage.
   • This chapter uses case studies along with a new data set focused on Kobe's nine wards after the city's 1995 megadisaster, the earthquake known in Japanese as the Hanshin Awaji Daishinsai (the Great Hanshin—Awaji Earthquake), […] 2012, Daniel P. Aldrich, Building Resilience: Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 75:
2. An unforeseen event of any kind with exceptionally unpleasant, distressing, or unfortunate results.
   • After the initial shock of discovering my scheduling megadisaster, I forced myself to take a deep breath. 2009, Andrew Attaway, Daily Guideposts 2009: A Spirit-Lifting Devotional, Guideposts, published 2008, →ISBN, page 311:

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fr mégadésastre (all senses)