Meaning of disastrous in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəˈzæstrəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    disastrous

    Definitions

    1. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

    Examples

    • « 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 fata »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. »
    Ayn Rand
  • « I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of 'cultural lamination' that the USA is perpetrating on the planet. »
    Jose Saramago
  • « In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. »
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • « Success and failure are equally disastrous. »
    Tennessee Williams
  • « Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. »
    John Kenneth Galbraith

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