Definition of disastrous in English:

disastrous

adjective dɪˈzɑːstrəsdəˈzæstrəs

1Causing great damage.
a disastrous fire swept through the museum
Example sentencesExamples
- The whole world is getting a massive overdose of female hormones and the result is absolutely disastrous to many species.
- The increase in numbers, while it distorts the demographic picture, has more disastrous effects.
- To entrust such commercial affairs to a non-executive board "has potentially disastrous consequences".
- All the administration can offer, however, is more of the same disastrous policy.
- Nowadays in an even more competitive world, it would be economically disastrous for strikes to become commonplace.
- And as models of normative desire, desire that he can never satisfy, they are equally disastrous.
- If that was what Blair thought, then this was, of course, a disastrous miscalculation.
- TV and politics have always made inevitable bedfellows, but the results have been disastrous.
- Now this statement today is only possible because we've fixed up that disastrous budget situation we inherited.
- I always think that disastrous situations bring about the positive of great opportunities then being available to turn things around.
- And then humans return, and the two cultures clash with potentially disastrous consequences.
- And who was responsible for the sales re-organisation with the disastrous effects on Europe?
- For the same disastrous policies are being inflicted on people here in Britain.
- Our motivations may be pure, but the results are just as disastrous.
- Any mistake by the locks could also prove environmentally disastrous.
- Reverting to a full troop withdrawal stance would be both pointless and disastrous in policy terms.
- But it proved as disastrous for Yugoslavia as it did for the Soviet Union.
- Such a war can only have the most disastrous consequences.
- Assaults by parts of five more Union divisions proved equally disastrous.
- American policy was thus based on a disastrous miscalculation, which came home to roost at Pearl Harbor.
Synonyms
catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic
devastating, ravaging, ruinous, harmful, injurious, detrimental, adverse
dire, terrible, awful, shocking, appalling, dreadful, grievous, horrible, black, dark, bad
unfortunate, unlucky, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, unfavourable
1. 1.1informal Highly unsuccessful.
  United made a disastrous start to the season
  Example sentencesExamples
  Borough came back from a disastrous start to get a point in a topsy-turvy encounter at Runcorn on Tuesday.
  A disastrous stint with Watford would not put him off a return to England and he would consider moving abroad too.
  Lee agreed that his disastrous start had given him little chance of victory.
  After that disastrous start Wicklow fought back well.
  After two disastrous relegation seasons York will be looking to bring the glory days back to Clifton Park.
  He damaged his back in that tie to cap a disastrous year which also saw him suffer foot and knee problems.
  If it's prepared well, it can be remarkable; if it is cooked horribly it can be disastrous.
  We've not spoken since my last disastrous attempt at explaining myself.
  I reasoned that this would either be a devastatingly effective or disastrous opening gambit.
  My parents' marriage was not ideal but not disastrous, and certainly did not make my childhood unhappy.
  Last year's foot and mouth outbreak left Beningbrough Hall with a disastrous season.
  In all, a disastrous start to a marketing concept clearly executed by greedy fools.
  I made a small speech thanking all and sundry for their efforts, before a disastrous attempt at telling a joke.
  Even if she did a disastrous DIY job, it would probably have looked cool and trendy.
  It will take the losers considerable time to recover from this disastrous performance.
  Not even a disastrous foray into restaurants a few years back could dent the group's core business.
  After our ultimately disastrous first attempt at using our incubator this is just the ticket.
  Being a dutiful pupil, I followed the prescriptions only to embark on a disastrous degree in science.
  Judging by the reviews, the film of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is as disastrous as expected.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'ill-fated'): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro 'disaster'.

Definition of disastrous in US English:

disastrous

adjectivedəˈzastrəsdəˈzæstrəs

1Causing great damage.
a disastrous fire swept through the museum
Example sentencesExamples
- But it proved as disastrous for Yugoslavia as it did for the Soviet Union.
- Reverting to a full troop withdrawal stance would be both pointless and disastrous in policy terms.
- Nowadays in an even more competitive world, it would be economically disastrous for strikes to become commonplace.
- For the same disastrous policies are being inflicted on people here in Britain.
- Now this statement today is only possible because we've fixed up that disastrous budget situation we inherited.
- The increase in numbers, while it distorts the demographic picture, has more disastrous effects.
- And then humans return, and the two cultures clash with potentially disastrous consequences.
- I always think that disastrous situations bring about the positive of great opportunities then being available to turn things around.
- American policy was thus based on a disastrous miscalculation, which came home to roost at Pearl Harbor.
- If that was what Blair thought, then this was, of course, a disastrous miscalculation.
- And as models of normative desire, desire that he can never satisfy, they are equally disastrous.
- Such a war can only have the most disastrous consequences.
- TV and politics have always made inevitable bedfellows, but the results have been disastrous.
- Any mistake by the locks could also prove environmentally disastrous.
- To entrust such commercial affairs to a non-executive board "has potentially disastrous consequences".
- Assaults by parts of five more Union divisions proved equally disastrous.
- All the administration can offer, however, is more of the same disastrous policy.
- The whole world is getting a massive overdose of female hormones and the result is absolutely disastrous to many species.
- Our motivations may be pure, but the results are just as disastrous.
- And who was responsible for the sales re-organisation with the disastrous effects on Europe?
Synonyms
catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic
1. 1.1informal Highly unsuccessful.
  the team made a disastrous start to the season
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not even a disastrous foray into restaurants a few years back could dent the group's core business.
  In all, a disastrous start to a marketing concept clearly executed by greedy fools.
  He damaged his back in that tie to cap a disastrous year which also saw him suffer foot and knee problems.
  Being a dutiful pupil, I followed the prescriptions only to embark on a disastrous degree in science.
  Lee agreed that his disastrous start had given him little chance of victory.
  We've not spoken since my last disastrous attempt at explaining myself.
  My parents' marriage was not ideal but not disastrous, and certainly did not make my childhood unhappy.
  After our ultimately disastrous first attempt at using our incubator this is just the ticket.
  After that disastrous start Wicklow fought back well.
  A disastrous stint with Watford would not put him off a return to England and he would consider moving abroad too.
  I made a small speech thanking all and sundry for their efforts, before a disastrous attempt at telling a joke.
  Even if she did a disastrous DIY job, it would probably have looked cool and trendy.
  Borough came back from a disastrous start to get a point in a topsy-turvy encounter at Runcorn on Tuesday.
  I reasoned that this would either be a devastatingly effective or disastrous opening gambit.
  Judging by the reviews, the film of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is as disastrous as expected.
  It will take the losers considerable time to recover from this disastrous performance.
  Last year's foot and mouth outbreak left Beningbrough Hall with a disastrous season.
  After two disastrous relegation seasons York will be looking to bring the glory days back to Clifton Park.
  If it's prepared well, it can be remarkable; if it is cooked horribly it can be disastrous.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘ill-fated’): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro ‘disaster’.

单词	disastrous
释义	Definition of disastrous in English: disastrous adjective dɪˈzɑːstrəsdəˈzæstrəs 1Causing great damage. a disastrous fire swept through the museum Example sentencesExamples The whole world is getting a massive overdose of female hormones and the result is absolutely disastrous to many species. The increase in numbers, while it distorts the demographic picture, has more disastrous effects. To entrust such commercial affairs to a non-executive board "has potentially disastrous consequences". All the administration can offer, however, is more of the same disastrous policy. Nowadays in an even more competitive world, it would be economically disastrous for strikes to become commonplace. And as models of normative desire, desire that he can never satisfy, they are equally disastrous. If that was what Blair thought, then this was, of course, a disastrous miscalculation. TV and politics have always made inevitable bedfellows, but the results have been disastrous. Now this statement today is only possible because we've fixed up that disastrous budget situation we inherited. I always think that disastrous situations bring about the positive of great opportunities then being available to turn things around. And then humans return, and the two cultures clash with potentially disastrous consequences. And who was responsible for the sales re-organisation with the disastrous effects on Europe? For the same disastrous policies are being inflicted on people here in Britain. Our motivations may be pure, but the results are just as disastrous. Any mistake by the locks could also prove environmentally disastrous. Reverting to a full troop withdrawal stance would be both pointless and disastrous in policy terms. But it proved as disastrous for Yugoslavia as it did for the Soviet Union. Such a war can only have the most disastrous consequences. Assaults by parts of five more Union divisions proved equally disastrous. American policy was thus based on a disastrous miscalculation, which came home to roost at Pearl Harbor. Synonyms catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic devastating, ravaging, ruinous, harmful, injurious, detrimental, adverse dire, terrible, awful, shocking, appalling, dreadful, grievous, horrible, black, dark, bad unfortunate, unlucky, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, unfavourable 1.1informal Highly unsuccessful. United made a disastrous start to the season Example sentencesExamples Borough came back from a disastrous start to get a point in a topsy-turvy encounter at Runcorn on Tuesday. A disastrous stint with Watford would not put him off a return to England and he would consider moving abroad too. Lee agreed that his disastrous start had given him little chance of victory. After that disastrous start Wicklow fought back well. After two disastrous relegation seasons York will be looking to bring the glory days back to Clifton Park. He damaged his back in that tie to cap a disastrous year which also saw him suffer foot and knee problems. If it's prepared well, it can be remarkable; if it is cooked horribly it can be disastrous. We've not spoken since my last disastrous attempt at explaining myself. I reasoned that this would either be a devastatingly effective or disastrous opening gambit. My parents' marriage was not ideal but not disastrous, and certainly did not make my childhood unhappy. Last year's foot and mouth outbreak left Beningbrough Hall with a disastrous season. In all, a disastrous start to a marketing concept clearly executed by greedy fools. I made a small speech thanking all and sundry for their efforts, before a disastrous attempt at telling a joke. Even if she did a disastrous DIY job, it would probably have looked cool and trendy. It will take the losers considerable time to recover from this disastrous performance. Not even a disastrous foray into restaurants a few years back could dent the group's core business. After our ultimately disastrous first attempt at using our incubator this is just the ticket. Being a dutiful pupil, I followed the prescriptions only to embark on a disastrous degree in science. Judging by the reviews, the film of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is as disastrous as expected. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'ill-fated'): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro 'disaster'. Definition of disastrous in US English: disastrous adjectivedəˈzastrəsdəˈzæstrəs 1Causing great damage. a disastrous fire swept through the museum Example sentencesExamples But it proved as disastrous for Yugoslavia as it did for the Soviet Union. Reverting to a full troop withdrawal stance would be both pointless and disastrous in policy terms. Nowadays in an even more competitive world, it would be economically disastrous for strikes to become commonplace. For the same disastrous policies are being inflicted on people here in Britain. Now this statement today is only possible because we've fixed up that disastrous budget situation we inherited. The increase in numbers, while it distorts the demographic picture, has more disastrous effects. And then humans return, and the two cultures clash with potentially disastrous consequences. I always think that disastrous situations bring about the positive of great opportunities then being available to turn things around. American policy was thus based on a disastrous miscalculation, which came home to roost at Pearl Harbor. If that was what Blair thought, then this was, of course, a disastrous miscalculation. And as models of normative desire, desire that he can never satisfy, they are equally disastrous. Such a war can only have the most disastrous consequences. TV and politics have always made inevitable bedfellows, but the results have been disastrous. Any mistake by the locks could also prove environmentally disastrous. To entrust such commercial affairs to a non-executive board "has potentially disastrous consequences". Assaults by parts of five more Union divisions proved equally disastrous. All the administration can offer, however, is more of the same disastrous policy. The whole world is getting a massive overdose of female hormones and the result is absolutely disastrous to many species. Our motivations may be pure, but the results are just as disastrous. And who was responsible for the sales re-organisation with the disastrous effects on Europe? Synonyms catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic 1.1informal Highly unsuccessful. the team made a disastrous start to the season Example sentencesExamples Not even a disastrous foray into restaurants a few years back could dent the group's core business. In all, a disastrous start to a marketing concept clearly executed by greedy fools. He damaged his back in that tie to cap a disastrous year which also saw him suffer foot and knee problems. Being a dutiful pupil, I followed the prescriptions only to embark on a disastrous degree in science. Lee agreed that his disastrous start had given him little chance of victory. We've not spoken since my last disastrous attempt at explaining myself. My parents' marriage was not ideal but not disastrous, and certainly did not make my childhood unhappy. After our ultimately disastrous first attempt at using our incubator this is just the ticket. After that disastrous start Wicklow fought back well. A disastrous stint with Watford would not put him off a return to England and he would consider moving abroad too. I made a small speech thanking all and sundry for their efforts, before a disastrous attempt at telling a joke. Even if she did a disastrous DIY job, it would probably have looked cool and trendy. Borough came back from a disastrous start to get a point in a topsy-turvy encounter at Runcorn on Tuesday. I reasoned that this would either be a devastatingly effective or disastrous opening gambit. Judging by the reviews, the film of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is as disastrous as expected. It will take the losers considerable time to recover from this disastrous performance. Last year's foot and mouth outbreak left Beningbrough Hall with a disastrous season. After two disastrous relegation seasons York will be looking to bring the glory days back to Clifton Park. If it's prepared well, it can be remarkable; if it is cooked horribly it can be disastrous. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘ill-fated’): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro ‘disaster’.
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