Definition of disastrous
1 : attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous a disastrous flood
2 : terrible, horrendous a disastrous score
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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 of disastrous from the Web
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British Airways cabin crew are set to go on strike in mid-June, offering another round of headaches to an airline trying to recover from a disastrous recent IT meltdown.
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Donald Trump's trip was the most damaging for American interests abroad since JFK's disastrous 1961 Vienna summit with Khrushchev.
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Yet everything else about the day was borderline disastrous.
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Or a disastrous attempt at getting a Christmas tree one year.
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Bounce back Jhonattan Vegas rebounded from a disastrous opening round 82 to fire a 1-under 69 Friday.
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Coming off a disastrous 2016 that saw more than 760 slain and some 4,300 shot across the city, Chicago police are preparing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and the unofficial start of summer — traditionally, the year's most violent stretch.
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Ramon C. Cortines immediately scooped Burton up to head a technology task force in the wake of the district’s disastrous iPads-for-all venture.
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The result, say audio industry professionals, could be disastrous.
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First Known Use of disastrous
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DISASTROUS Defined for English Language Learners
disastrous
playDefinition of disastrous for English Language Learners
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: causing great suffering or loss
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: very bad or unfortunate
DISASTROUS Defined for Kids
disastrous
playDefinition of disastrous for Students
1 : causing great suffering or loss
2 : very bad a disastrous performance
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