an unmitigated disaster

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• unmitigated disaster —    An unmitigated disaster is a complete failure or a total catastrophe.     The organization of the tournament was an unmitigated disaster! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• unmitigated — adjective (only before noun) unmitigated disaster/failure etc something that is completely bad: The tour was an unmitigated disaster …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• disaster — di|sas|ter W3S2 [dıˈza:stə US dıˈzæstər] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: désastre, from Italian disastro, from astro star (from the idea of luck coming from the stars)] 1.) a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unmitigated — [[t]ʌnmɪ̱tɪgeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use unmitigated to emphasize that a bad situation or quality is totally bad. Last year s cotton crop was an unmitigated disaster... She leads a life of unmitigated misery. Syn: absolute, utter …   English dictionary

• unmitigated — adjective Date: 1599 1. not lessened ; unrelieved < sufferings unmitigated by any hope of early relief > 2. being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief < an unmitigated disaster > • unmitigatedly adverb •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• unmitigated — un|mit|i|gat|ed [ʌnˈmıtıgeıtıd] adj an unmitigated disaster/failure/pleasure etc something that is completely bad or good …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unmitigated — un|mit|i|gat|ed [ ʌn mıtı,geıtəd ] adjective used for emphasizing how bad or unpleasant something is: Last night s performance was an unmitigated disaster …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• unmitigated — adjective the raid was an unmitigated disaster Syn: absolute, unqualified, categorical, complete, total, downright, outright, utter, out and out, undiluted, unequivocal, untempered, veritable, perfect, consummate, pure, sheer …   Thesaurus of popular words

• unmitigated — UK [ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd] / US [ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtəd] adjective used for emphasizing how bad or how unpleasant something is Last night s performance was an unmitigated disaster …   English dictionary

• unmitigated — [ʌnˈmɪtɪˌgeɪtɪd] adj used for emphasizing how bad or unpleasant something is The whole project was an unmitigated disaster.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• unmitigated — adj. 1 not mitigated or modified. 2 absolute, unqualified (an unmitigated disaster). Derivatives: unmitigatedly adv …   Useful english dictionary