Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with disastrous in American Collocation
disastrous
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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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
US
/dɪˈzæstrəs/
very
absolutely
particularly
so
totally
truly
utterly
This was absolutely disastrous for businesses and homeowners.
rather
fairly
pretty
quite
rather
To be 4 points down compared with the last poll is pretty disastrous.
possibly
possibly
potentially
ultimately
The new rules will have potentially disastrous implications for poor countries.
in a particular way
ecologically
economically
environmentally
financially
politically
socially
Building the new road would be not only prohibitively expensive, but environmentally disastrous.
consequence
consequence
effect
impact
result
He pressed the button again, this time with disastrous results.
decision or action
attempt
campaign
decision
failure
miscalculation
mistake
policy
We must not repeat the disastrous mistakes of the 1930s.
event
battle
defeat
earthquake
fire
flood
marriage
start
war
About 100 years ago, a disastrous fire swept through the building.
Their voyage got off to a disastrous start.
be
prove
The campaign against the Russians in the early months of 1915 proved disastrous.