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disastrous

[ dih-zas-truhs, -zah-struhs ]

adjective

  1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous:

    The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.

  2. Archaic. foreboding disaster.


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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • 徱·tdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·tdzܲ adjective
  • non徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • non徱·tdzܲ·Ա noun
  • d·tdzܲ adjective
  • pre徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-徱·tdzܲ adjective
  • quasi-徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • ܲd·tdzܲ adjective
  • un徱·tdzܲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disastrous1

1580–90; < Middle French desastreux, Italian disastroso. See disaster, -ous
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Example Sentences

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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.

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In the same report, the company wrote that “Scientific evidence indicates that if left unchecked, climate change will be disastrous and life threatening.”

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A sensible plan in theory, but with a disastrous outcome two batters later.

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"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.

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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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