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
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.
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Their efforts emphasized that failure to enact the treaties had been disastrous to the Indians of Northern California.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Their efforts emphasized that failure to enact the treaties had been disastrous to the Indians of Northern California.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Any such move before elections would likely be disastrous for Milei.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Her desperation leads her to make a series of disastrous choices, and to even further loss.
—The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disastrous
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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