วิบัติ(wí-bàt)

Meanings

1NounB2

calamity; ruin; catastrophe

A state of severe disaster or ruin; great destruction or calamity.

Examples

หากhàakหากhàak1if; in case2[to] seek; search forเขื่อนkèuuanเขื่อนkèuuan1dam2embankment; levee; dikeพังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaปลายน้ำbplaai námปลายน้ำbplaai nám1downstream2downstream (business)3downstream sector (business)อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)เผชิญpà-chernเผชิญpà-chern1[to] face; confront2[to] encounter; faceความวิบัติkwaam wí-bàtความวิบัติkwaam wí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe; ruin2ruin; destruction3disaster; catastropheอย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
If the dam collapses, the downstream town may face severe devastation.
2AdjectiveC1

disastrous; ruinous

Disastrous or ruinous; causing severe damage or calamity.

Examples

ผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópimpact; effect; consequence (often negative)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingวิบัติwí-bàtวิบัติwí-bàt1linguistic corruption; severe misuse2degenerate; depraved (moral/cultural)3calamity; ruin; catastrophe4disastrous; ruinousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyบ้านเรือนbâan reuuanบ้านเรือนbâan reuuanhouses; homes (collective)พังเสียหายpang sĭia hăaiพังเสียหายpang sĭia hăai[to] be damaged; [to] be ruinedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
The impact of this storm was disastrous; houses in almost the entire village were destroyed.
3NounC1

linguistic corruption; severe misuse

Serious deviation from standard language or meaning; linguistic corruption/degeneration. Example: ภาษาไทยวิบัติ (“corrupted Thai language”).

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)เตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำผิดkam pìtคำผิดkam pìta wrong word; misspelling; typoความหมายkwaam măaiความหมายkwaam măai1meaning; sense; definition2significance; implicationจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiวิบัติwí-bàtวิบัติwí-bàt1linguistic corruption; severe misuse2degenerate; depraved (moral/cultural)3calamity; ruin; catastrophe4disastrous; ruinous
The teacher warned not to use words with the wrong meanings to the point of Thai language corruption.
4AdjectiveC1

degenerate; depraved (moral/cultural)

In a state of moral, cultural, or social decay or degeneracy.

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ค่านิยมkâa ní-yomค่านิยมkâa ní-yomvalues; social values/normsเอาเปรียบao bprìiapเอาเปรียบao bprìiap1[to] take advantage of; exploit2[to] have an unfair advantage overแพร่หลายprâe lăaiแพร่หลายprâe lăai1widespread; prevalent2[to] be widespread; [to] be prevalentสังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toวิบัติwí-bàtวิบัติwí-bàt1linguistic corruption; severe misuse2degenerate; depraved (moral/cultural)3calamity; ruin; catastrophe4disastrous; ruinousทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathศีลธรรมsĭin-lá-tamศีลธรรมsĭin-lá-tam1morality; moral principles2ethics (moral system)
When exploitative values spread, society begins to deteriorate morally.

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