disastrous

[US]/dɪˈzɑːstrəs/
[UK]/dɪˈzæstrəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extremely bad, causing great damage or harm, very unfavorable

Phrases & Collocations

a disastrous event

a disastrous mistake

a disastrous impact

a disastrous failure

Example Sentences

a disastrous report card.

a disastrous fire swept through the museum.

was foaming over the disastrous budget cuts.

United made a disastrous start to the season.

to rush the bank and fire willy-nilly could be disastrous for everyone.

a disastrous economic dislocation caused by war

The new system has had a disastrous effect on productivity.

a gubernatorial candidate whose popularity hemorrhaged after a disastrous debate.

as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop.

Only quick thinking on the pilot's part averted a disastrous accident.

Carelessness in driving often results in disastrous accidents.

In comparison with the disastrous damage made by the earthquake, my personal loss is negligible.

The President’s attempts to be all things to all men had disastrous consequences.

this encouragement to grow potatoes had a disastrous sequel some fifty years later.

For the adults more than quadragenarian will remember the disastrous disaster happened in Tangshan about thirty-three years ago.

After the disastrous collapse accident the bodies were too badly mangled to be recognized.

The gimcrack, slipshod, ecologically disastrous building developments in Northern Cyprus may last just 10 years, all things being well.

Real-world Examples

Glancing disastrous light before that sunbeam pale.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

A few disastrous investments ruined the company.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

He wielded his weapons like a mythological cuff boy, creating disastrous matches of godly proportions.

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

He says, truthfully, the situation is disastrous.

Source: NPR News February 2023 Collection

The removal of sanctions under the deal has already produced disastrous results.

Source: BBC Listening May 2018 Compilation

That would have been a disastrous deal for our workers.

Source: Audio version of Trump's weekly television addresses (2017-2018 collection)

Oops. Seriously, though, it could have been disastrous.

Source: CNN Reading Selection

This would prove disastrous in the centuries to come.

Source: Realm of Legends

They said such intervention would be disastrous and destabilizing.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2023

The decision to base it there has proved disastrous.

Source: Giuliani's 911

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