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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That does not mean people place blind faith in AI or use it to displace human-to-human interactions; that would be disastrous.
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Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
It was largely forgotten about until closer to release (December 2020 was launch, and its disastrous release was all anyone could talk about).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
However, the Trump administration made the situation exponentially worse with disastrous disruptions to student loan repayment options starting in February, its error-ridden administration of the repayment system and lack of communication with borrowers.
—Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The show featured a first-ever double main event: Flair vs. Savage for the then-WWF title, and Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice — a disastrous choice for die-hard wrestling fans, who remember the latter match as one of the worst in history.
—Rory Appleton, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
It was largely forgotten about until closer to release (December 2020 was launch, and its disastrous release was all anyone could talk about).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
However, the Trump administration made the situation exponentially worse with disastrous disruptions to student loan repayment options starting in February, its error-ridden administration of the repayment system and lack of communication with borrowers.
—Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The show featured a first-ever double main event: Flair vs. Savage for the then-WWF title, and Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice — a disastrous choice for die-hard wrestling fans, who remember the latter match as one of the worst in history.
—Rory Appleton, IndyStar, 2 July 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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