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
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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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Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
That unease burst into the open after Biden’s disastrous June debate performance against Trump.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump could slow the transition to a crawl, with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate, and the world.
—New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
This does not stop the organization from scrapping the idea, nor the Democrats from suffering a disastrous midterm defeat.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
That unease burst into the open after Biden’s disastrous June debate performance against Trump.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump could slow the transition to a crawl, with potentially disastrous consequences for the climate, and the world.
—New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
This does not stop the organization from scrapping the idea, nor the Democrats from suffering a disastrous midterm defeat.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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