Disastrous (Adjective)
Meaning
(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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company's decision to launch the product without proper testing proved disastrous, resulting in a massive recall and financial losses.
- The hurricane made landfall on the densely populated coast, causing disastrous flooding and destruction that would take years to recover from.
- The team's disastrous performance in the playoffs led to the coach's resignation and a major overhaul of the roster.
- The country's disastrous economic policies led to widespread poverty and a decline in living standards for its citizens.
- The disastrous outcome of the experiment forced the scientists to re-examine their hypothesis and start from scratch.