prove disastrous

Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words

Used when the outcome of something turns out to be extremely bad.

disastrousVERBS + disastrous

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Examples (10)

  • The decision to launch without proper testing could prove disastrous.
  • The general's risky strategy would ultimately prove disastrous for his army.
  • His investment in the tech startup proved disastrous when the market crashed.
  • The new tax policy proved disastrous for small businesses across the country.
  • Their attempt to reconcile proved disastrous, leading to an even bigger argument.
  • Introducing the non-native species to the ecosystem proved disastrous for the local wildlife.
  • Ignoring the expert warnings will almost certainly prove disastrous in the long run.
  • For the company, the last-minute change in leadership proved disastrous.
  • The prolonged drought proved disastrous for the season's harvest and local farmers.
  • The software update proved disastrous, corrupting user data on a massive scale.