Difference between disaster, event, accident

[priya]

Test No. incompl/elem-27 "Sailing", question 2

Oh, it was a complete .........!

(a) accident
(b) happening
(c) disaster
(d) event

Test No. incompl/elem-27 "Sailing", answer 2

Oh, it was a complete disaster!

Correct answer: (c) disaster

Your answer was: incorrect
Oh, it was a complete accident!
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what is the different between these words disaster,event, accident and happening

[Alan]

Disaster something terrible that causes great loss of life and damage as in the recent tsunami
Accident when something gets broken by chance or someone is hurt by chance as in traffic accident
Event describes something significant happens like the Olympic Games
Happening literally when something happens.
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[Vamsivikas]

It is good for me. And Helping Out To Improve Grammar.

[Zulf]

hello Alan. what is the meaning of "complete disaster"? why you use word "complete"? is it have same meaning with complex disaster? i mean earthquake,tsunami,and flood are happen in same time.

[Alan]

Hi Zulf,

'Complete disaster' is used in conversation and isn't meant in a literal sense because it is an exaggeration. It suggests that something has gone wrong in a very bad way.

Alan
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[Fitoceres]

Its not easy to understand this question and the same time you need to dicover the answer like this... This question is very short to give a right answer. How a no native people could answer like this... Its easy and I cant not say difficult so...

[Aprillove20]

as i read the sentence so with the choices...exactly i got the right answer.
it's just how you contract your sentence and pick the right answer.