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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To see how the president is losing ground to Beijing, consider his disastrous relationship with India.
—
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The decision ended up having disastrous results.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Agreeing to make that 2030 first-round draft pick unprotected could prove disastrous.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Bukele, after a disastrous month for his image, was not willing to tolerate any more affronts.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The decision ended up having disastrous results.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Agreeing to make that 2030 first-round draft pick unprotected could prove disastrous.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Bukele, after a disastrous month for his image, was not willing to tolerate any more affronts.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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