This is the 2360th most frequent Turkish word.
felaket
"Felaket" means "disaster" or "catastrophe" in English.
Here, 'felaket' is used to mean 'disaster,' referring to a natural calamity.
Bu yıl yaşanan sel büyük bir felaket oldu.
The flood that occurred this year became a great disaster.
In this sentence, 'felaket' metaphorically describes a very unfortunate and disappointing situation.
Sınavda tüm soruları yanlış yapmak tam bir felaketti.
Getting all the questions wrong in the exam was a complete disaster.
Here, 'felaket' serves as an adjective describing the quality 'terrible' or 'very bad' associated with memory.