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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The Giants didn’t have a disastrous road trip, winning two of their three series, but taking just two out of three against rebuilding teams won’t be enough to catch the Dodgers, and getting swept by contending teams will leave them outside of the wild-card chase.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Following a disastrous accident, Cadence's life changes forever, disrupting the harmony builtbetween her, her family, and her inner circle.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
But four years later, partly due to his own disastrous decision to run for a second term, America — or at least the internationalist post-World War II version – was gone again.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Federal Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that Donald Trump’s marquee economic policy, his disastrous across-the-board and chaotic tariffs, were unlawful.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Following a disastrous accident, Cadence's life changes forever, disrupting the harmony builtbetween her, her family, and her inner circle.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
But four years later, partly due to his own disastrous decision to run for a second term, America — or at least the internationalist post-World War II version – was gone again.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Federal Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that Donald Trump’s marquee economic policy, his disastrous across-the-board and chaotic tariffs, were unlawful.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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