Disastrous Definition

disastrous
adjective
  1. (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"

"Disastrous" in song lyrics

See how disastrous is used in real songs:

  • "Fatal, disastrous"
    Casual — I Gotta (Get Down)
  • "In a word - the situation is disastrous"
    Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung — Ba-Ba-Banküberfall
  • "Original mack, my attack is disastrous"
    Grand Daddy I.U. — Wet 'Em Up

Usage tips for "disastrous"

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