a disaster area

1. if a place is a disaster area, it is very untidy

Usage notes: A disaster area is also a place where an event like a storm or a flood causes serious damage and the government gives help for the emergency.

The kitchen was a disaster area, with greasy plates piled high in the sink.

2. if a subject, a piece of work, or an organization is a disaster area, it causes many problems, often because it is badly organized Government housing policy is a complete disaster area.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fahim	-	Arabic
Branca	BRAN-ka (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Tillo	-	German (Rare)
Gunnhild	-	Norwegian, Danish
ThÉRÈSe	te-REZ	French
Phoibe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek