disastrous
adjective
di·sas·trous
di-ˈza-strəs 
also -ˈsa-
1
: attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous
a disastrous flood
2
: terrible, horrendous
a disastrous score
disastrously
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of disastrous in a Sentence
Half the city was destroyed by a disastrous fire.
The bad weather could have a disastrous effect on the area's tourism industry.
His failure to back up the computer files had disastrous consequences.
The strike was economically disastrous.
Recent Examples on the Web
After a series of disastrous attempts to deploy their invention within multiple cyclones, a final, massive tornado rips through the area.
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Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Our disastrous experience with the war on drugs invites us to recover a sense of constitutional possibility.
—David Pozen, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
The disastrous ending of Trump’s tenure in the White House certainly presents a host of previously uncontemplated problems for the Supreme Court to rule on.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
However, Smith got off to a disastrous start by posting a 12.38 ERA in nine appearances.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Playing an amusement park was certainly a step down from the arenas Kiss was filling in the ‘70s, but this flick did air the same year the members all released solo albums—a disastrous undertaking that nearly derailed their career.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2024
After a disastrous Lunar New Year release, a season of previews and 24-days of re-release, the film has a cumulative of $35.9 million (RMB255 million).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Kirsty Paterson's portrayal of a sad-looking Oompa Loompa at Scotland's disastrous Willy Wonka Experience took the internet by storm.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
But prosecutors convinced jurors the parents still played a disastrous role in the violence.
—Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Our disastrous experience with the war on drugs invites us to recover a sense of constitutional possibility.
—David Pozen, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
The disastrous ending of Trump’s tenure in the White House certainly presents a host of previously uncontemplated problems for the Supreme Court to rule on.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
However, Smith got off to a disastrous start by posting a 12.38 ERA in nine appearances.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Playing an amusement park was certainly a step down from the arenas Kiss was filling in the ‘70s, but this flick did air the same year the members all released solo albums—a disastrous undertaking that nearly derailed their career.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2024
After a disastrous Lunar New Year release, a season of previews and 24-days of re-release, the film has a cumulative of $35.9 million (RMB255 million).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Kirsty Paterson's portrayal of a sad-looking Oompa Loompa at Scotland's disastrous Willy Wonka Experience took the internet by storm.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
But prosecutors convinced jurors the parents still played a disastrous role in the violence.
—Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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