disastrous
US: /dɪˈzæstɹəs/
UK: /dˌɪsˈæstɹəs/
UK: /dˌɪsˈæstɹəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
disastrous /di'zɑ:strəs/
- tính từ
- tai hại, thảm khốc
- bất hạnh
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
very bad, harmful or unsuccessful: a disastrous harvest / fire / result + Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy. + It was a disastrous start to the season for the team.
disastrously adverb: How could everything go so disastrously wrong?
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, tragic, destructive, ruinous, devastating, appalling, harrowing, awful, terrible, dire, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, dreadful, fatal:
There has been a disastrous earthquake which killed thousands.
2 awful, terrible, unlucky, unfortunate, detrimental, grievous, harmful:
The postal strike has had disastrous effects on the mail-order business.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, prove | become
ADV.
absolutely, quite, utterly
The policy was absolutely disastrous for the economy.
| fairly, pretty | potentially | ecologically, electorally, financially
Concise English dictionary
-trəs
adj.
+(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
