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
Synonyms
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 on the Web
Kirsty Paterson's portrayal of a sad-looking Oompa Loompa at Scotland's disastrous Willy Wonka Experience took the internet by storm.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
But prosecutors convinced jurors the parents still played a disastrous role in the violence.
—Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
At Boeing, five straight years of disastrous airplane design and quality problems have ripped apart its reputation as America’s premier aviation icon.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These critical issues all affect the talent acquisition process, which, if not mastered, can lead to disastrous deficits in the company.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
In what proved to be a disastrous miscalculation for Moscow, Ukraine repelled the initial assault on its capital and, later in 2022, reclaimed some of the territories overrun by Russia.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists, and Zack Bolduc, Matthew Kessel, Pavel Buchnevich and Brayden Schenn also scored to help the Blues bounce back from a disastrous 3-2 overtime loss to San José on Saturday.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Oosthuizen’s disastrous 17th dropped him three shots back and left matters to Burmester and Garcia.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Aid agencies had begged the Israeli authorities for months to open a direct line between them and Israeli military forces to avoid disastrous misfires, Jamie McGoldrick, a senior U.N. relief official, said.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
But prosecutors convinced jurors the parents still played a disastrous role in the violence.
—Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
At Boeing, five straight years of disastrous airplane design and quality problems have ripped apart its reputation as America’s premier aviation icon.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These critical issues all affect the talent acquisition process, which, if not mastered, can lead to disastrous deficits in the company.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
In what proved to be a disastrous miscalculation for Moscow, Ukraine repelled the initial assault on its capital and, later in 2022, reclaimed some of the territories overrun by Russia.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists, and Zack Bolduc, Matthew Kessel, Pavel Buchnevich and Brayden Schenn also scored to help the Blues bounce back from a disastrous 3-2 overtime loss to San José on Saturday.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Oosthuizen’s disastrous 17th dropped him three shots back and left matters to Burmester and Garcia.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Aid agencies had begged the Israeli authorities for months to open a direct line between them and Israeli military forces to avoid disastrous misfires, Jamie McGoldrick, a senior U.N. relief official, said.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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