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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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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While Norris and Piastri scored points regularly, Red Bull’s defense of its title was hampered by Sergio Perez’s disastrous form, with the Mexican’s last podium coming in the sprint race in Miami.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
But the film’s poisonous reviews and disastrous box office all but torpedoed her Oscar hopes this year, and the film was shut out in Monday’s Globe nominations.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Lila’s disastrous experience with the Agony nearly took her life, but the ramifications of her encounter with Dorotea turns out not to be limited to her.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Live Nation Entertainment president and CFO Joe Berchtold told a Senate Judiciary panel last year that a bot attack was the main cause of the infamously disastrous rollout for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tickets back in 2022.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
But the film’s poisonous reviews and disastrous box office all but torpedoed her Oscar hopes this year, and the film was shut out in Monday’s Globe nominations.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Lila’s disastrous experience with the Agony nearly took her life, but the ramifications of her encounter with Dorotea turns out not to be limited to her.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Live Nation Entertainment president and CFO Joe Berchtold told a Senate Judiciary panel last year that a bot attack was the main cause of the infamously disastrous rollout for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tickets back in 2022.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disastrous. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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