B1adjective · rare

disastrous

disastrous · more disastrous · most disastrous

божественний, божий, надістотний

катастрофический, гибельный, бедственный, пагубный

katastrophal, verheerend, desaströs, verhängnisvoll

Of the nature of a disasterOf the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

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UK/dɪˈzɑː.stɹəs/US/dɪˈzæs.tɹəs/

» That would be disastrous.

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Meaning

2 senses

Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
desaströs, katastrophal, verheerend
бе́дственныйbédstvennyj, ги́бельныйgíbelʹnyj, катастрофи́ческийkatastrofíčeskij
Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
verhängnisvoll
па́губныйpágubnyj

More definitions

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

Examples

40 sentences

That would be disastrous.
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It was disastrous.
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What a disastrous evening!
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Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
Забруднення катастрофічно дається взнаки на екології регіону. — iceman
ruЗагрязнение катастрофически сказывается на экологии региона. — shanghainese
deUmweltverschmutzung hat einen verheerenden Effekt auf das ökologische Gleichgewicht einer Region. — samueldora
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Heaven forbid! That would be disastrous.
Це була б катастрофа. Боронь Боже! — shanghainese
deGott bewahre! Das wäre katastrophal! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

of the nature of a disaster; calamitous:

foreboding disaster; ill-omened:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of the nature of a disaster; calamitous:

foreboding disaster; ill-omened:

Origin

From disaster + -ous, after Middle French desastreux (modern French désastreux; from desas

From disaster + -ous, after Middle French desastreux (modern French désastreux; from desastre (modern French désastre, “disaster”; from des- + astre, a calque of Italian disastro) + -eux), itself after Italian disastroso, from disastro + -oso, from dis- (“away, without”) (from Latin dis-) + astro (“star, planet”) (from Latin astrum (“star, celestial body”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)).

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