disastrous

adjective

di·sas·trous di-ˈza-strəs

also -ˈsa-

Synonyms of disastrous next

: attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous

a disastrous flood

: 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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Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 That unease burst into the open after Biden’s disastrous June debate performance against Trump. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 Trump could slow the transition to a crawl, with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate, and the world. —

New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024 This does not stop the organization from scrapping the idea, nor the Democrats from suffering a disastrous midterm defeat. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disastrous