utter disaster

collocation in English

meaningsofutteranddisaster

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utter
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌt.ər/us
/ˈʌ.t̬ɚ/
complete ...
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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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(Definition ofutteranddisasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofutter disaster

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But in economic terms it would be anutterdisasterfor my constituency.
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We have no intention of returning to a statutory policy, because that was anutterdisaster.
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All else is folly, and all else will lead us intoutterdisasterand ruin.
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When we achieved this agreement my reaction was one of relief because the alternative to reaching the agreement would have beenutterdisaster.
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That would lead to complete andutterdisaster.
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The last, in my view, would be anutterdisaster.
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They would have faced complete andutterdisaster.
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It has been anutterdisaster, which has been pursued not for economic reasons, but for political reasons.
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Does he agree that the chairman has been anutterdisasterand that it is time that he retired and took his old-age pension?
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That would be anutterdisasterfor most small businesses, and for the competitive state of our economy.
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It has been a complete andutterdisaster.
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It was the year of foot and mouth, and it was a complete andutterdisaster.
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Everyone is saying that the reform of local government has been a complete andutterdisaster.
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At present, the methane companies will suffer more than hardship; unless some action is taken, they will face complete andutterdisaster.
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The beef crisis is anutterdisasterfor the farming industry in general and for the beef industry in particular.
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It is no exaggeration to say that it has been anutterdisaster.
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Quite simply, the whole project appears to have been anutterdisasterfrom start to finish.
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If the fighting is allowed to go on, whichever side wins it can end only inutterdisasterfor both.
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That would beutterdisasterfor all of us.
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We believe that your principles have brought the world to disaster and that you will inevitably bring the world toutterdisasterunless you change them.
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