Associations to the word «Disastrous»

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

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