Misfortune or Disaster?

What's the difference between a misfortune and a disaster?

A great difference.

For example, a goat is walking across a bridge, loses its footing and falls into the river. That's a misfortune but not a disaster.

But if an aeroplane carrying the whole of the government crashes and everybody is killed, that's a disaster but no misfortune.

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