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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1277/
- Published: 2023-07-29T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-28T18:25:18.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

disaster (noun):

1: a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction  
natural disasters  
2: someone or something that is very bad  
a: someone or something that is extremely unsuccessful  
b: someone or something that has a very bad effect or result  
c: someone who is in a very agitated emotional state : wreck  
d: someone or something that is in a very disordered state or condition : mess  
3*obsolete, occult* : an unfavorable aspect (see aspect sense 2a) of a planet or star

Source :[ Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Disaster has its roots in the belief that the positions of stars influence the fate of humans, often in destructive ways; its original meaning in English was “an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star.” The word comes to us through Middle French and the Old Italian word disastro, from the Latin prefix dis- and Latin astro, meaning “star.” Another unfortunate word that comes to us from astrological beliefs is “ill-starred.” Now generally used in the sense of “unlucky” or “having or destined to a hapless fate,” “ill-starred” was originally used literally to describe someone born under or guided by an evil star. We also have star-crossed, meaning “not favored by the stars” or “ill-fated.”

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