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   disastrous

   /dɪˈzɑːstrəs/

   adjective

   • 1. causing great damage: "a disastrous fire swept through the museum"
   • ▪ highly unsuccessful: "United made a disastrous start to the season"

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISASTROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Disastrous means extremely bad or unsuccessful, or causing great harm, damage, or suffering. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     causing great harm, damage, or suffering: It was a...

   • Znaczenie Disastrous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DISASTROUS definicja: 1. extremely bad or unsuccessful: 2....

   • Disastrous: Catalan Translation

     DISASTROUS translate: desastrós. Learn more in the Cambridge...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disastrousDisastrous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of disastrous, an adjective that describes something attended by or causing suffering or disaster. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISASTROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Disastrous means extremely bad or unsuccessful, or causing great harm, damage, or suffering. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from various sources.

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   Disastrous definition: causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous. See examples of DISASTROUS used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › disastrousDisastrous - definition of disastrous by The Free Dictionary

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   Disastrous means causing or accompanied by great distress, ruin, or misfortune. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and phrases, in this comprehensive online dictionary.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISASTROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Disastrous means causing great harm, damage, or failure, or having extremely bad consequences and effects. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of disastrous with sentences and translations.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › disastrousdisastrous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Disastrous means very bad, harmful or unsuccessful. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.