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How to pronounce “disaster”
Hear “disaster” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for disaster
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of disaster with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Disaster by Choice
Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health
- Definition summary
- An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce disaster
Disaster by Choice

Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “disaster”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
- A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp.
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