be disastrous

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Used to describe the state of something being extremely bad or unsuccessful.

disastrousVERBS + disastrous

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Examples (10)

  • The policy was absolutely disastrous for the economy.
  • Lowering interest rates now could be disastrous for the housing market.
  • The first quarter's financial results were pretty disastrous.
  • If we don't act quickly, the consequences will be disastrous for the environment.
  • My attempt to bake a cake without a recipe was utterly disastrous.
  • The decision to go to war was politically disastrous for the country.
  • Investing all your savings in one stock can be financially disastrous.
  • The recent drought has been disastrous for local farmers.
  • It would have been disastrous if the fire had reached the main building.
  • For a small company, a major cyberattack is potentially disastrous.