► 名詞惨事 [(1)さんじ] [liter]
meaning: disaster rank: 3☆
建物が
倒壊して百
人の
犠牲者が
出る大惨事となった ⇨ The building collapse and it became a disaster with 100 victims
(☛ A disaster with many casualties)More examples:- あわや大惨事になるところだった ⇨ It was almost, we narrowly avoided, a disaster
- 未曾有の大惨事 ⇨ An unprecedented disaster
- まかり間違えば大惨事になる ⇨ In the worst case it could be a huge disaster
- 何もしなかったら大惨事になりかねない ⇨ If we don’t do anything it can be a disaster