| query | If you refer to something as a d_______, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable .If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable . The whole production was just a disaster! It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals. 'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher. |
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| word | disaster |
| full-definition | noun A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed . It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months. Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute. If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable . The whole production was just a disaster! It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals. 'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher. Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you. The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster. 'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says. |
| inflections | disasters |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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