disastrous
11disastrous — di|sas|trous [dıˈza:strəs US dıˈzæ ] adj very bad, or ending in failure ▪ a disastrous first marriage disastrous effects/consequences/results ▪ Climate change could have disastrous effects on Earth. ▪ The move proved disastrous (=was disastrous)… …
12disastrous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, quite, truly, utter …
13disastrous — dis|as|trous [ dı zæstrəs ] adjective * causing a lot of damage or harm: disastrous for: The consequences of spending cuts would be disastrous for local schools. a. used about something that is very unsuccessful: a disastrous dinner party …
14disastrous */ — UK [dɪˈzɑːstrəs] / US [dɪˈzæstrəs] adjective 1) causing a lot of damage or harm disastrous for: The consequences of spending cuts would be disastrous for local schools. 2) very unsuccessful a disastrous dinner party Derived word: disastrously… …
15disastrous — adjective Date: 1594 1. attended by or causing suffering or disaster ; calamitous < a disastrous flood > 2. terrible, horrendous < a disastrous score > • disastrously adverb …
16disastrous — adjective very bad, or ending in failure: Warrington s disastrous early marriage | Chemical leaks have had a disastrous effect on wildlife. disastrously adverb …
17disastrous — [dɪˈzɑːstrəs] adj very bad, harmful, or unsuccessful The spending cuts would be disastrous for schools.[/ex] a disastrous start to the meeting[/ex] …
18disastrous — adjective (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (Freq. 6) the stock market crashed on Black Friday a calamitous defeat the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign such doctrines, if true, would… …
19disastrous — disastrously, adv. disastrousness, n. /di zas treuhs, zah streuhs/, adj. 1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health. 2. Archaic. foreboding disaster. [1580 90; <… …
20disastrous — adjective a series of disastrous floods Syn: catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic; devastating, ruinous, harmful, dire, terrible, awful, shocking, appalling, dreadful; black, dark, unfortunate, unlucky, ill fated …
