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
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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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His opportunity to coach this team had come after the Chargers lost in disastrous fashion to the Raiders in 2023 in Las Vegas.
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The only exception is the somewhat confusing nature of the Wii U, which was more or less a Wii with a Gamepad, and that helped lead to disastrous sales.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
After this week's disastrous fires on the Westside, that will no longer be an option.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
As temperatures have risen, so has the aridity, or dryness of the vegetation, which proved disastrous when coupled with the gusty Santa Ana winds.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The only exception is the somewhat confusing nature of the Wii U, which was more or less a Wii with a Gamepad, and that helped lead to disastrous sales.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
After this week's disastrous fires on the Westside, that will no longer be an option.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
As temperatures have risen, so has the aridity, or dryness of the vegetation, which proved disastrous when coupled with the gusty Santa Ana winds.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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