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Meanings of disastrous in English

(Of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.

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Examples for "black"
Examples for "black"
1
The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performanc...
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
3
Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
Valis
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
5
This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
The Guardian
1
None of the cases was fatal or led to long-term health problems.
Reuters
2
Risk: 5 percent of test subjects experience a fatal cardiac volume increase.
The Fall of Reach
3
It is unnecessary; it puts us in the wrong; it is fatal.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
4
Last year fatal accidents in the workplace rose by 60 per cent.
The Irish Times
5
It's only the second fatal-free day in the state since July 13.
News.com.au
1
Polanski was absent that fateful evening, working on a film in Europe.
News.com.au
2
After finishing work on that fateful day, he unwittingly contaminated his home.
Radio NZ
3
No one knows exactly what happened to you on that fateful night.
Nevermore
4
Perhaps a local matchmaker who knew both families made the fateful introduction.
The Irish Times
5
And that was how the fateful idea came to the Brimley Bomefields.
The Chronicles of Clovis
1
However, the plant already had a somewhat calamitous history-in1982, Reactor No.
100 Places You Will Never Visit
2
However, corruption within the utility has manifested itself in many calamitous forms.
The South African
3
But the long years of European equivocation and denial have proved calamitous.
The Guardian
4
The chances of a calamitous outcome, with poisonous long-term results, are high.
The Irish Times
5
The loss of Fabianski, who returned in goal against Leicester, proved calamitous.
The Guardian
Usage of disastrous in English
1
Mere words will not bring an end to our current disastrous situation.
The arms maker of berlin
2
His disastrous Rubicon speech in August 1985 was a case in point.
The South African
3
Professor Clements said similar operations over the past decade had been disastrous.
Radio NZ
4
His disastrous economic management is tempered against his impressive rise to power.
The South African
5
Sanders says that permanent normal trade relations with China have been disastrous.
Reuters
6
The decision is the pinnacle of a disastrous year in EU-US relations.
The Guardian
7
Any alteration to it would be disastrous for the new homes market.
The Irish Times
8
Mr Broadbridge says he also saw payments related to the disastrous deal.
News.com.au
9
If they don't, the consequences could be disastrous -far beyond Ukraine.
The Guardian
10
It was in the disastrous engagement of Prestonpans, in the year 1745.
Amos Huntingdon
11
Steroids, they said, weren't nearly that disastrous in terms of historical importance.
The last hero: a life of henry aaron
12
We are being held responsible for the disastrous effects of the RAE.
The Guardian
13
This is having a disastrous effect on learners and their future prospects.
The South African
14
Caribbean governments have warned the change could be disastrous for their economies.
The Irish Times
15
This case shows how serious, how disastrous such an influence can be.
Death of a Red Heroine
16
Far from disastrous, but it certainly serves as a caution to Capetonians.
The South African
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