Definition
In a disastrous or calamitous manner; causing or resulting in great damage or misfortune.
Etymology
From disaster (from Italian disastro, 'ill-starred,' from dis- + astro, 'star') + -ly (adverb suffix). Disaster originated from the belief that bad planetary alignments caused misfortune.
Kelly Says
The word 'disaster' literally means 'bad star'—ancient people believed that the positions of stars could determine your fate, so a 'dis-aster' meant the stars were against you. It's a beautiful example of how old superstitions are hidden inside modern words.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিপর্যয়
bi-por-y-ay
CACatalà
desastre
de-sa-stre
CSČeština
katastrofický
ka-ta-stro-fi-cky
DADansk
katastrofalt
ka-ta-stro-falt
DEDeutsch
katastrophal
ka-ta-stro-fal
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφικός
ka-ta-stro-fi-kos
ESEspañol
desastreoso
des-as-tre-so-so
FAفارسی
فاجعهآمیز
fa-je-a-e-mi-zar
FISuomi
katastrofinen
ka-ta-stro-fi-nen
FRFrançais
désastreusement
de-za-streu-man-ment
HIहिन्दी
प्रलयकारी
pra-lay-ka-ri
HUMagyar
katasztrófa
ka-ta-sz-tro-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
bencana
be-na-ca-na
ITItaliano
disastroso
dis-as-tro-so
KO한국어
재앙적으로
jae-ang-je-ro-ko
MSBahasa Melayu
bencana
be-na-ca-na
NLNederlands
rampzalig
ramp-za-lig
NONorsk
katastrofalt
ka-ta-stro-falt
PLPolski
katastrofalny
ka-ta-stro-fal-ny
PTPortuguês
desastreosamente
des-as-tre-o-so-men-te
RORomână
dezastruos
de-za-stru-os
RUРусский
катастрофически
ka-ta-stro-fi-ches-ki
SVSvenska
katastrof
ka-ta-strof
SWKiswahili
mbaya sana
m-ba-ya sa-na
THไทย
เป็นภัยพิบัติ
pen-phai-pi-ti
TLTL
nagdadalawang-isip
na-g-da-da-lang-da-wang-isip
TRTürkçe
felaketvari
fe-la-ket-va-ri
UKУкраїнська
катастрофічний
ka-ta-stro-fi-chnyy
URاردو
بہت بری
be-hat-be-ri
VITiếng Việt
khủng khiếp
khung khiep
ZH中文
灾难性的
zāi-làn-xìng-de
ZUZU
ngempela
ng-em-pe-la