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disastrous

[ dih-zas-truhs, -zah-struhs ]

adjective

  1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous:

    The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.

  2. Archaic. foreboding disaster.


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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • 徱·tdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·tdzܲ adjective
  • non徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • non徱·tdzܲ·Ա noun
  • d·tdzܲ adjective
  • pre徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-徱·tdzܲ adjective
  • quasi-徱·tdzܲ· adverb
  • ܲd·tdzܲ adjective
  • un徱·tdzܲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disastrous1

1580–90; < Middle French desastreux, Italian disastroso. See disaster, -ous
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Supermarket empires came away from the pandemic years with record profits, but the disastrous Kroger merger attempt does portend some chop in the water.

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Canada is America's largest foreign supplier of oil, with around 90% of crude production heading south of the border, and the impact of energy tariffs could well be disastrous for jobs and the economy.

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The narrative of his father begins with an anecdote about a disastrous outing to see a film.

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The plan has proved pivotal due to increasingly disastrous fires in the state, including after the 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and cost insurers $12.5 billion.

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If government cannot protect us against such a disastrous future, any talk of efficiency is just a distraction at best.

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