disastrous defeat

collocation in English

meaningsofdisastrousanddefeat

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disastrous
adjective
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.strəs/us
/dɪˈzæs.trəs/
extremely bad ...
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defeat
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfiːt/us
/dɪˈfiːt/
the fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made ...
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Had they behaved more properly in that respect when they were in government, they would not have suffered such adisastrousdefeat.
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S later described the result as adisastrousdefeat.
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By that time, it was obvious that adisastrousdefeatwas inevitable.
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Rana and his allies were hemmed in. despite gallant resistance, rana suffred adisastrousdefeat.
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Heyn's fleet suffered adisastrousdefeatas a result.
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This expedition ended with adisastrousdefeat.
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As a result, the communist forces met disastrous defeats in attempts to carry out this unrealistic policy.
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Other countries suffer similarly disastrous defeats, and human civilization teeters on the brink of destruction.
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