No. 2,360 in Turkish
felaket
"Felaket" means "disaster" or "catastrophe" in English.
In a sentence
Bu yıl yaşanan sel büyük bir felaket oldu.
The flood that occurred this year became a great disaster.
Here, 'felaket' is used to mean 'disaster,' referring to a natural calamity.
Sınavda tüm soruları yanlış yapmak tam bir felaketti.
Getting all the questions wrong in the exam was a complete disaster.
In this sentence, 'felaket' metaphorically describes a very unfortunate and disappointing situation.
Onun felaket bir hafızası var, hiçbir şeyi hatırlayamıyor.
He has a disastrous memory; he can't remember anything.
Here, 'felaket' serves as an adjective describing the quality 'terrible' or 'very bad' associated with memory.
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