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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Or, even more recently, the disastrous April 8 update to protect against the CVE-2025-21204 vulnerability that installed a mysterious folder, and got everyone’s collective conspiracy theory panties in a bunch.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Democrats have been grappling with their own version of that resolution, especially ever since the disastrous defeat of their party’s presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, in November.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
But a disastrous third quarter saw Boston score just 11 points, its fewest in any quarter this season according to ESPN.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
After three years out of the first round following the disastrous Deshaun Watson trade, the Browns really just need gifted young players across the roster, regardless of position.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Democrats have been grappling with their own version of that resolution, especially ever since the disastrous defeat of their party’s presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, in November.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
But a disastrous third quarter saw Boston score just 11 points, its fewest in any quarter this season according to ESPN.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
After three years out of the first round following the disastrous Deshaun Watson trade, the Browns really just need gifted young players across the roster, regardless of position.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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