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    dis·as·trous
    /dəˈzastrəs/

    adjective

    • 1. causing great damage: "a disastrous fire swept through the museum"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disastrousDisastrous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DISASTROUS is attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous. How to use disastrous in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISASTROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    causing great harm, damage, or suffering: It was a disastrous mistake which he lived to regret. In 1837, there was a disastrous smallpox epidemic. fig. Something that is disastrous is a complete failure: His attempt to play the piano was disastrous.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISASTROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    causing great harm, damage, or suffering: It was a disastrous mistake which he lived to regret. In 1837, there was a disastrous smallpox epidemic. fig. Something that is disastrous is a complete failure: His attempt to play the piano was disastrous.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disastrousDisastrous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that's disastrous has terrible consequences. Any action that can cause serious damage is potentially disastrous, like driving too fast on an icy road or climbing a tree during a thunderstorm. You can also use the word disastrous to talk about something that's merely unsuccessful.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › disastrousDISASTROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Disastrous definition: causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous. See examples of DISASTROUS used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISASTROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Something that is disastrous has extremely bad consequences and effects or is very unsuccessful.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › disastrousDisastrous - definition of disastrous by The Free Dictionary

    Define disastrous. disastrous synonyms, disastrous pronunciation, disastrous translation, English dictionary definition of disastrous. adj. 1. Accompanied by or causing distress or disaster; calamitous. 2. Extremely bad; terrible: a disastrous report card. dis·as′trous·ly adv....

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › disastrousdisastrous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of disastrous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISASTROUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    adjective. uk / dɪˈzɑːstrəs / us. Add to word list. extremely bad: disastrous consequences. a disastrous week. (Definition of disastrous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of disastrous. in Chinese (Traditional) 極其糟糕的, 極為失敗的, 災難性的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 极其糟糕的, 极为失败的, 灾难性的… See more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › disastrousdisastrous | meaning of disastrous in Longman Dictionary of ...

    disastrous meaning, definition, what is disastrous: very bad, or ending in failure: Learn more.