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destruction vs disaster

disaster vs destruction

destruction and disaster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destruction Yes No No No
disaster Yes No No No
As nouns, disaster is a hyponym of destruction; that is, disaster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destruction:
  • destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
  • disaster: an act that has disastrous consequences
destruction (noun) disaster (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists an act that has disastrous consequences
an event that completely destroys something an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
a final state a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
Difference between destruction and disaster

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