Meaning & Definition of Disastrous in English
English⟶
Disastrous
/dɪzæstrəs/
adjective
1. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
- Bringing ruin
- "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 be absolutely fatal to my theory"- charles darwin
- "It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- douglas macarthur
- "A fateful error"
synonym:
- black,
- calamitous,
- disastrous,
- fatal,
- fateful
Examples of using
The government's decision had disastrous economic consequences.
Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.