dis·as·ter·tas·tro·phe
dih-zas-ter-tas-truh-fee
1. A sudden occurance causing great loss of life.
2. A major misfortune, mishap or
failure, that effects a number of people.
3. When
words like Disaster or Catastrophe just won't describe the situation well enough.
Quote from Ted Bear: "Your on an international flight, and the {Bastard]'s gone dodgy. Perhaps an albertross with poor eyesight has confused your plane engine for a mate, and smacks
RIGHT INTO IT, mucking up your one
snug commute into a
spiral Disaster-tastrophe."