One person's mistakes can bring disaster to someone else. attempts to find out what caused the disaster The drought spelt economic disaster for the country
avert, avoid, prevent, save sb/sth from, stave off, ward off
A major disaster was averted only just in time. What can be done to ward off environmental disaster?
predict, prophesy
Independent analysts in the market predicted disaster
court, invite
It's courting disaster to go into the mountains without proper weatherproof clothing
be heading for
his firm belief that the whole world was heading for disaster
face
In the last match of the series England were facing disaster
suffer
There are many who have suffered personal disasters but managed to rebuild their lives
survive
It was a miracle any of the passengers or crew survived the worst air disaster in Portugal for 20 years
end in
The show ended in disaster when the tent collapsed
DISASTER + VERB
happen, occur, strike
finding out why the disaster occurred Everything was going fine. Then, without warning, disaster struck
befall sb/sth, hit sb/sth, strike sb/sth
the economic disaster that befell the country
loom, threaten
We could all see that disaster loomed for the company
DISASTER + NOUN
area, zone
Only rescue workers are allowed into the disaster area
relief
victim
PREP
in a/the ~
In a disaster everyone needs to keep calm
PHRASES
a disaster waiting to happen
Any one of these nuclear plants may be a disaster waiting to happen
in the aftermath of a disaster
In the aftermath of the disaster people were too shocked to give a clear picture of what had happened
a recipe for disaster
Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (= sth that is likely to go badly wrong)