Definitions for Disastrous
dɪˈzæs trəs, -ˈzɑ strəsdis·as·trous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fatefuladjective

   (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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disastrousadjective

   of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

2. disastrousadjective

   foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

3. Etymology: From désastreux, from desastre (modern désastre) 'disaster', from disastro, itself from dis- "away, without" (from) + astro "star, planet" (from Latin astrum 'star, celestial body', from (astron)).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disastrousadjective

   Etymology: from disaster.

   1. Unlucky; not fortunate.

   That day seemeth a most disastrous day to the Scots, not only in regard of this overthrow, but for that upon the same day they were in like sort defeated by the English at Floodenfield. John Hayward.

   2. Unhappy; calamitous; miserable; struck with affliction.

   Then Juno, pitying her disastrous fate,
   Send Iris down, her pangs to mitigate. John Denham.

   Immediately after his return from this very expedition, such disastrous calamities befel his family, that he burnt two of his children himself. Robert South, Sermons.

   Fly the pursuit of my disastrous love,
   And from my unhappy neighbourhood remove. John Dryden, Auren.

   3. Gloomy; threatening misfortune.

   The moon,
   In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds
   On half the nations. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i. l. 597.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disastrous

   Disastrous refers to something that causes great harm, destruction or distress, resulting in serious or severe negative consequences. It can be an unfortunate event or a terrible outcome, often unforeseen and unexpected. It can apply to various contexts, such as natural disasters, business failures, unsuccessful performances, or harmful impacts on health and wellbeing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Disastrousadjective

   full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding

2. Disastrousadjective

   attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. dsastreux. See Disaster.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Disastrous' in Adjectives Frequency: #959

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disastrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disastrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Disastrous in a Sentence

1. Demetrio Chavez:

   A Keiko Fujimori government would be disastrous.

2. Nicole Fears:

   The process of actually applying for unemployment has been disastrous for all Americans, we're calling for reform, we're needing Congress to step up to the plate and look out for these workers.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I hear Secretary Clinton is in Ohio tonight talking about how concerned she is about the auto industry -- an industry decimated by the North American Free Trade Agreement and normalized trade with China. She supported those bad deals. I opposed them, now she says she wants to make it tougher for automobiles to be imported to this country under the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership. That's the deal she called the 'gold standard' when she was secretary of state.

4. Agatha Christie:

   One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.

5. Bertrand Russell:

   Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Disastrous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disastrous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Disastrous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Disastrous