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Definition and Synonyms for 惨事
| 1. | 変災 | 破滅的な結果となる行為 |
| Disaster | an act that has disastrous consequences | |
| Synonyms: | 不祝儀, 事変, 凶, 厄, 厄災, 変災, 天災, 惨事, 災害, 異変, 遭難 | |
| 2. | 変災 | 大損害や不幸をもたらす出来事 |
| Cataclysm | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | |
| Synonyms: | にくい, トラジディー, カタストロフィー, 不幸, 不幸せ, 危難, 厄, 厄災, 厄難, 否運, 変災, 大厄, 大災, 大難, 天変地異, 天災, 奇禍, 御難, 悲劇, 惨事, 惨劇, 惨害, 惨禍, 激甚災害, 災い, 災厄, 災害, 災禍, 災難, 無残, 異変, 禍, 禍, 禍害, 禍言, 難, 難い | |
| 3. | 変災 | 極度の（通常取り返しのつかない）崩壊と不運な状態 |
| Catastrophe | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | |
| Synonyms: | にくい, カタストロフィー, 凶事, 凶変, 危難, 厄, 厄災, 壊滅, 変災, 大厄, 大災, 大難, 天災, 奇禍, 惨事, 惨害, 惨禍, 災い, 災厄, 災害, 災禍, 災難, 破局, 破滅, 禍, 禍, 禍害, 禍言, 難, 難い |
Meanings for each kanji in 惨事
| » | 惨 | wretched; disaster; cruelty; harsh |
| » | 事 | matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly |
Categories 惨事 is a member of
| 1. | 壊滅 | それにそれが修理されることができないか、もはや存在しないように大きく破壊されることによる何かの終了 |
| Devastation | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | |
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| 2. | 災難 | 不必要で予期してない災難 |
| Misfortune | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event | |
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| 3. | 苦しみ | 不幸なもしくは苦痛な状態 |
| Hardship | a state of misfortune or affliction | |
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Sample Sentences for 惨事
それはまるで、その惨事が彼のせいだとでも言っているような物だ。
It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
わずかな誤りでも致命的な惨事につながるかもしれない。
The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.
不幸にも、その大惨事で生き残った乗客はほとんどいなかった。
Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.
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