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disastrous
[ dih-zas-truhs, -zah-struhs ]
adjective
- causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous:
The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- Archaic. foreboding disaster.
Other Word Forms
- 徱·tdzܲ· adverb
- 徱·tdzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDzd·tdzܲ adjective
- non徱·tdzܲ· adverb
- non徱·tdzܲ·Ա noun
- d·tdzܲ adjective
- pre徱·tdzܲ· adverb
- ܲȴ-徱·tdzܲ adjective
- quasi-徱·tdzܲ· adverb
- ܲd·tdzܲ adjective
- un徱·tdzܲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of disastrous1
Example Sentences
Reports that the White House may propose nearly a 50% cut to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate are both mind-boggling and, if true, nothing short of disastrous.
In the same report, the company wrote that “Scientific evidence indicates that if left unchecked, climate change will be disastrous and life threatening.”
A sensible plan in theory, but with a disastrous outcome two batters later.
"I think this is potentially a very disastrous night for boxing waiting to happen. I desperately hope this is not the case," the Scotsman added on social media.
Supermarket empires came away from the pandemic years with record profits, but the disastrous Kroger merger attempt does portend some chop in the water.
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