Disaster

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To blast by the influence of a baleful star.

II. Disaster ·vt To bring harm upon; to Injure.

III. Disaster ·noun An adverse or unfortunate event, ·esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.

IV. Disaster ·noun An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent.