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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After the disastrous ’24 season, Getz fired White Sox manager Pedro Grifol and hired Rangers bench coach Will Venable, who’d been the heir apparent there to succeed Bruce Bochy.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Some speculate that, by advancing AI by using AI, rather than advancing AI by human intervention, the result could be extraordinarily spectacular for those seeking mental health advice from AI -- or could be utterly disastrous.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Trump’s decisions have been disastrous, said Craig Spencer in The New York Times.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 June 2026
Fresh off two disastrous outings, pitcher Ryan Gusto put together his best performance of the season, pitching four scoreless innings while giving up just three hits and striking out four.
—Tyler Carmona
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Some speculate that, by advancing AI by using AI, rather than advancing AI by human intervention, the result could be extraordinarily spectacular for those seeking mental health advice from AI -- or could be utterly disastrous.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Trump’s decisions have been disastrous, said Craig Spencer in The New York Times.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 June 2026
Fresh off two disastrous outings, pitcher Ryan Gusto put together his best performance of the season, pitching four scoreless innings while giving up just three hits and striking out four.
—Tyler Carmona
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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