Disastrous is most commonly followed by for when talking about harmful effects. Disastrous to is also used, especially before a person, organisation, or system affected by something.
Use disastrous for to describe bad effects on a situation, plan, economy, or result. Use disastrous to before a person, group, or institution that suffers harm. Both are standard, but they focus differently.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use disastrous for when something has very bad consequences for a situation, process, industry, or activity.
Use disastrous to when emphasising the person, group, or organisation harmed by something.
For is common when discussing opportunities, prospects, or outcomes.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
For is usually more natural with activities, industries, and situations.
✕ The policy was disastrous to tourism. ✓ The policy was disastrous for tourism.In phrases like disastrous to ignore the facts, to is part of the infinitive.
✓ It was disastrous to delay the response.The adjective normally refers to bad consequences for someone or something.
✕ The meeting was disastrous. ✓ The meeting was disastrous for team morale.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Disastrous for is especially common with situations, industries, and results. Disastrous to is often used with people, organisations, and reputations.
Yes. You can say something was disastrous for employees, students, or families.
No. Disastrous is not normally followed by at.
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