Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with disaster in American Collocation
disaster
noun
countable/uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very bad
A relatively small incident was turned into a major disaster when the mine manager insisted on sending men back into the mine.
likely to happen
Humanitarian agencies are warning of an impending disaster in the city.
caused by weather and other natural events
The devastation caused by this terrible natural disaster is becoming apparent.
affecting the environment
There is no doubt that the our over-dependence on oil led to this ecological disaster.
causing great human suffering
Following the war and the famine, the country was on the brink of a humanitarian disaster.
involving transport
This was the worst rail disaster in Ireland’s history.
at a mine
82 people were killed in a mining disaster.
suffer a disaster
There was a massive effort to help the millions of people affected by the disaster.
cause or be a disaster
This monopoly spells disaster for the ill and the poor in developing nations.
avoid disaster
A guard prevented the men from lighting the fuse, averting potential disaster.
predict disaster
Scientists predict environmental disaster if we do not act now.
do something that makes disaster likely
By ignoring his generals’ warnings, Napoleon was simply courting disaster.
happen
Then, the day before the ceremony, disaster struck.
threaten to happen
There were concerns that another humanitarian disaster was looming.
According to the report, stored nuclear waste is a disaster waiting to happen.