ramp

Meaning

1. (feminine) disaster, catastrophe
2. (feminine) an accident

Concepts

catastrophe

calamity

disaster

disasater

destruction

distress

hecatomb

accident

misadventure

misery

misfortune

natural disaster

plague

ramp

ruin

tragedy

ill

🤢

adversity

buskin

decay

Synonyms

catastrofe

onheil

debâcle

ondergang

verval

schipbreuk

tegenspoed

tragedie

treurspel

vuil

tragiek

verwildering

ineenstorting

calamiteit

boze geest

tegenval

cataclysme

onreinheid

plaag

rampspoed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɑmp/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ramp (“misfortune”). Related to rimpel (“wrinkle”). In the 19th century, the grammatical gender of the word was a matter of debate. It was finally standardized as feminine, departing from its historical masculine gender.

Sentences

Mijn zakenreis naar Brussel was een ramp .

My business trip to Brussels was a disaster.

De ramp kan groeien en escaleren .

This disaster could escalate.