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Definition of disastrous - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
calamitouscausing great damage or suffering
- The earthquake had disastrous effects on the city.
2.
failurevery unsuccessful or ill-fated
- The project was a disastrous failure.
Expressions with disastrous
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very big failure causing disappointment or loss
The movie was a disastrous flop at the box office.
Origin of disastrous
Latin, dis (apart) + astrum (star)
Terms with disastrous included in their meaning
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serious failure
fail in a serious or disastrous way
disastrous event
event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress
figurative
disastrous situation or event
figurative
fail or end in a disastrous way
plans or situations
end in a very bad or disastrous way
risk
move towards a negative or disastrous outcome
minor importance
express that something is not very serious or disastrous
disaster
extremely catastrophic or disastrous in nature
disaster
situation likely to become disastrous
failure
experience a disastrous outcome or failure
collapse
sudden disastrous collapse
effect
with extreme or disastrous effect
disastrous
bringing death or disaster
metaphorical chaos
chaotic or disastrous situation
figurative
disastrous situation or event
disastrous effect
in a manner causing great and sudden damage or distress
disastrous effect
in a way that causes sudden great damage or suffering
fatal end
die or face a disastrous end
figurative
disastrous situation or severe breakdown in functionality
dire warning
prediction of a disastrous future event
disaster
very bad or disastrous event
disaster
causing a negative or disastrous outcome
failure
disastrous or failed attempt
fate
doomed to a disastrous fate
Examples of disastrous in a sentence
His decision to invest was financially disastrous. The event turned out to be disastrous. His decision led to disastrous consequences.
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- French:désastreux, ...
- German:verheerend, ...
- Italian:disastroso, fallimentare, ...
- Spanish:desastroso, nefasto, ...
- Portuguese:desastroso, ruinoso, ...
- Chinese:灾难性的, 失败的, ...
- Japanese:壊滅的な, 大失敗の, ...
- Arabic:كارِثِي, ...
- Hebrew:אַסוֹנִי, קָטַסְטְרוֹפָלִי, ...
- Russian:катастрофический, провальный, ...
- Ukrainian:катастрофічний, фатальний, ...
- Hindi:विनाशकारी, घोर असफल, ...
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