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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Spiers: Manchester City had a disastrous 2024-25 season and still only finished 13 points behind Liverpool.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
As for other imports, Doval allowed three runs and took the loss in his debut to start the disastrous weekend.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
When confronting the failures of corporate medicine, reversing the disastrous course of the mercenary business model built on the suffering of Americans requires a revolutionary approach.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
For young homeowners in the Midwest, a similar outcome could be disastrous.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
As for other imports, Doval allowed three runs and took the loss in his debut to start the disastrous weekend.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
When confronting the failures of corporate medicine, reversing the disastrous course of the mercenary business model built on the suffering of Americans requires a revolutionary approach.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
For young homeowners in the Midwest, a similar outcome could be disastrous.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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