disastrous
AdjectiveUS[dih-zas-truhs]/dɪˈzæstrəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
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”Synonyms: blackcalamitousfatalfatefulOpposite fortunateSimilar unfortunate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·as′trous adjective
Origin: Cf. F. désastreux. See Disaster.
1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding. obsolete
The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds.— John Milton
2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; ending in utter failure or ruin; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking.
Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances.— William Shakespeare
— Dis·as′wb-a1′>′trous·ly, adverb — Dis·as′wb-a1′>′trous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54