désastre

See also: desastre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian disastrato, dis- +‎ astre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.zastʁ/

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• Homophone: désastres

Noun

désastre m (plural désastres)

1. disaster
2. bankruptcy, breakup

Synonyms

• (disaster): catastrophe
• (bankruptcy): faillite

Related terms

• désastreux

Anagrams

• désertas

Further reading

• “désastre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).