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Disastrous

adjective/dˈʌvki/
Definition
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈʌvki/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪzˈastɹəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪzˈastɹəs/
3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌvki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
blackfatalfatefulcalamitous
Parts of Speech
adjective(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur
“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
Word Forms
calamitynounan event resulting in great loss and misfortune
disasternounan event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
katastrophal
(von Ereignissen), die äußerst unglückliche oder schlimme Folgen haben; Ruin bringen; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇫🇷French
catastrophique
(d'événements) ayant des conséquences extrêmement malheureuses ou désastreuses ; apporter la ruine; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin ; -Douglas MacArthur
🇪🇸Spanish
desastroso
(de eventos) que tienen consecuencias extremadamente desafortunadas o nefastas; trayendo ruina; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇮🇹Italian
disastroso
(di eventi) aventi conseguenze estremamente sfortunate o terribili; portando rovina; ; ; ; -Carlo Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇳🇱Dutch
rampzalig
(van gebeurtenissen) met uiterst ongelukkige of ernstige gevolgen; ondergang brengen; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇵🇹Portuguese
desastroso
(de eventos) com consequências extremamente infelizes ou terríveis; trazendo ruína; ; ; ; -Charles Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇷🇺Russian
катастрофический
(о событиях), имеющих крайне неудачные или ужасные последствия; приносящий разорение; ; ; ; - Чарльз Дарвин; - Дуглас Макартур
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विनाशकारी
(घटनाओं के) अत्यंत दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण या गंभीर परिणाम वाले; बर्बादी लाना; ; ; ; - चार्ल्स डार्विन; - डगलस मैकआर्थर
🇧🇩Bengali
বিপর্যয়কর
(ঘটনার) অত্যন্ত দুর্ভাগ্যজনক বা ভয়াবহ পরিণতি; ধ্বংস আনা; ; ; ; - চার্লস ডারউইন; - ডগলাস ম্যাকআর্থার
🇮🇳Tamil
பேரழிவு
(நிகழ்வுகள்) மிகவும் துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமான அல்லது மோசமான விளைவுகளைக் கொண்டவை; அழிவைக் கொண்டுவரும்; ; ; ; - சார்லஸ் டார்வின்; - டக்ளஸ் மேக்ஆர்தர்
🇮🇳Telugu
వినాశకరమైన
(సంఘటనల) చాలా దురదృష్టకరమైన లేదా భయంకరమైన పరిణామాలను కలిగి ఉండటం; వినాశనం తీసుకురావడం; ; ; ; - చార్లెస్ డార్విన్; - డగ్లస్ మాక్‌ఆర్థర్
🇮🇳Marathi
विनाशकारी
(घटनांचे) अत्यंत दुर्दैवी किंवा भयंकर परिणाम; नाश आणणे; ; ; ; - चार्ल्स डार्विन; - डग्लस मॅकआर्थर
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિનાશક
(ઘટનાઓની) અત્યંત દુર્ભાગ્યપૂર્ણ અથવા ભયંકર પરિણામો આવે છે; વિનાશ લાવી; ; ; ; - ચાર્લ્સ ડાર્વિન; - ડગ્લાસ મેકઆર્થર
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿನಾಶಕಾರಿ
(ಘಟನೆಗಳ) ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುರದೃಷ್ಟಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಭೀಕರ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ವಿನಾಶವನ್ನು ತರುವುದು; ; ; ; - ಚಾರ್ಲ್ಸ್ ಡಾರ್ವಿನ್; - ಡೌಗ್ಲಾಸ್ ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಆರ್ಥರ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിനാശകരമായ
(സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ) അങ്ങേയറ്റം നിർഭാഗ്യകരമോ ദാരുണമോ ആയ പ്രത്യാഘാതങ്ങൾ; നാശം കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു; ; ; ; - ചാൾസ് ഡാർവിൻ; - ഡഗ്ലസ് മക്ആർതർ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ
(ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ) ਬਹੁਤ ਮੰਦਭਾਗੇ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਹਨ; ਬਰਬਾਦੀ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ; ; ; ; - ਚਾਰਲਸ ਡਾਰਵਿਨ; - ਡਗਲਸ ਮੈਕਆਰਥਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
تباہ کن
(واقعات کے) انتہائی بدقسمتی یا سنگین نتائج تباہی لانا؛ ; ; ; - چارلس ڈارون؛ - ڈگلس میک آرتھر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
灾难性的
（事件）产生极其不幸或可怕的后果；带来毁灭； ; ; ; ——查尔斯·达尔文； ——道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟
🇯🇵Japanese
悲惨な
（出来事が）極めて不幸な、または悲惨な結果をもたらすこと。破滅をもたらす。 ; ; ; - チャールズ・ダーウィン; - ダグラス・マッカーサー
🇰🇷Korean
비참한
(사건이) 극도로 불행하거나 끔찍한 결과를 초래하는 경우 파멸을 가져오는 것; ; ; ; - 찰스 다윈; - 더글라스 맥아더
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thảm họa
(về sự kiện) gây hậu quả cực kỳ đáng tiếc hoặc thảm khốc; mang lại sự hủy hoại; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur
🇹🇭Thai
หายนะ
(ของเหตุการณ์) ที่มีผลร้ายหรือผลร้ายแรงอย่างยิ่ง; นำมาซึ่งความพินาศ ; ; ; - ชาร์ลส์ ดาร์วิน; - ดักลาส แมคอาเธอร์
🇮🇩Indonesian
bencana
(peristiwa) yang mempunyai konsekuensi yang sangat disayangkan atau mengerikan; membawa kehancuran; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇵🇭Filipino
nakapipinsala
(ng mga pangyayari) na may labis na kapus-palad o kakila-kilabot na mga kahihinatnan; nagdudulot ng kapahamakan; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur
🇲🇾Malay
malapetaka
(peristiwa) yang mempunyai akibat yang sangat malang atau mengerikan; membawa kehancuran; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كارثي
(الأحداث) لها عواقب مؤسفة أو وخيمة للغاية؛ جلب الخراب. ; ; ; - تشارلز داروين؛ - دوغلاس ماك آرثر
🇮🇷Persian
فاجعه بار
(از وقایع) دارای پیامدهای بسیار ناگوار یا وخیم؛ ویرانی آوردن؛ ; ; ; - چارلز داروین؛ - داگلاس مک آرتور
🇹🇷Turkish
felaket
son derece talihsiz veya vahim sonuçları olan (olayların); yıkım getiriyor; ; ; ; -Charles Darwin; -Douglas MacArthur
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַרסָנִי
(של אירועים) בעלי השלכות מצערות או קשות ביותר; מביא חורבן; ; ; ; - צ'ארלס דרווין; - דאגלס מקארתור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'disastrous'?
The primary meaning of 'disastrous' is '(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'disastrous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'disastrous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'disastrous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'disastrous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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