catastrophe
Từ điển Collocation
catastrophe noun
ADJ. absolute, big, complete, great, major, terrible, total | minor | national | global, international, world | ecological, economic, environmental, natural, nuclear
VERB + CATASTROPHE cause, lead (sth) to These policies could lead the country to environmental catastrophe. | have We had a few catastrophes with the food for the party. | be faced with, be heading for, face The area is now facing economic catastrophe. | avert, avoid, head off, prevent moves to avert a national catastrophe
CATASTROPHE + VERB happen, occur, take place
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; calamity, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
the earthquake was a disaster
- a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; disaster
lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
his policies were a disaster
- a sudden violent change in the earth's surface; cataclysm
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
catastrophes
syn.: accident calamity disaster misfortune tragedy
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