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adjective
- 1. causing great damage: "a disastrous fire swept through the museum"
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The meaning of DISASTROUS is attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous. How to use disastrous in a sentence.
causing great harm, damage, or suffering: It was a disastrous mistake which he lived to regret. In 1837, there was a disastrous smallpox epidemic. fig. Something that is disastrous is a complete failure: His attempt to play the piano was disastrous.
causing great harm, damage, or suffering: It was a disastrous mistake which he lived to regret. In 1837, there was a disastrous smallpox epidemic. fig. Something that is disastrous is a complete failure: His attempt to play the piano was disastrous.
A disastrous event has extremely bad consequences and effects. ...the recent, disastrous earthquake. The effect on coffee prices has been disastrous for the producers. Synonyms: terrible, devastating, tragic, fatal More Synonyms of disastrous.
Define disastrous. disastrous synonyms, disastrous pronunciation, disastrous translation, English dictionary definition of disastrous. adj. 1. Accompanied by or causing distress or disaster; calamitous. 2. Extremely bad; terrible: a disastrous report card. dis·as′trous·ly adv....
Something that's disastrous has terrible consequences. Any action that can cause serious damage is potentially disastrous, like driving too fast on an icy road or climbing a tree during a thunderstorm. You can also use the word disastrous to talk about something that's merely unsuccessful.
adjective. /dɪˈzɑːstrəs/ /dɪˈzæstrəs/ very bad, harmful or unsuccessful synonym catastrophic, devastating. a disastrous harvest/fire/result. Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy. It was a disastrous start to the season for the team. Extra Examples. Topics Difficulty and failure c1.
Synonyms for DISASTROUS: fatal, unfortunate, catastrophic, cataclysmic, destructive, calamitous, ruinous, fateful; Antonyms of DISASTROUS: happy, fortuitous, lucky, fortunate, providential, promising, fluky, fair
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective disastrous, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Something that is disastrous has extremely bad consequences and effects or is very unsuccessful.
