Associations to the word «Disastrous»
Noun
- Consequence
- Defeat
- Flooding
- Rout
- Flood
- Blunder
- Famine
- Retreat
- Expedition
- Foray
- Relegation
- Failure
- Drought
- Tsunami
- Earthquake
- Napoleon
- Calamity
- Campaign
- Invasion
- Battle
- Epidemic
- Setback
- Outcome
- Result
- Mcclellan
- Anatolia
- Byzantine
- Ottomans
- Backlash
- Raid
- Crusade
- Revolt
- Collision
- Misfortune
- Starvation
- Potomac
- Tiding
- Collapse
- Effect
- Russo
- Mistake
- Jena
- Mao
- Turk
- Incursion
- Aftermath
- Plague
- Morale
- Offensive
- Siege
- Attempt
- Deforestation
- Shortage
- Rebuilding
- Outing
- Gig
- Katrina
- Casualty
- Boer
- Encounter
- Loss
- Premiere
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DISASTROUS, adjective. Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
DISASTROUS, adjective. Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
Dictionary definition
DISASTROUS, adjective. (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".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.