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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Investors dumped Edison shares amid worries that the company would be found liable for one of the blazes, potentially draining the fund and leaving utilities without a cushion if another disastrous fire hits the state.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in June 2024.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 31 July 2025
His disastrous tariffs have hit Americans hard, and now the Republican budget is slashing essential services, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, that protected our most vulnerable.
—Juliana Stratton, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
In the absence of a disastrous event triggering a loss, these instruments are known to offer highly attractive equity-like returns, low volatility and low correlation to broader financial markets.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in June 2024.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 31 July 2025
His disastrous tariffs have hit Americans hard, and now the Republican budget is slashing essential services, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, that protected our most vulnerable.
—Juliana Stratton, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
In the absence of a disastrous event triggering a loss, these instruments are known to offer highly attractive equity-like returns, low volatility and low correlation to broader financial markets.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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