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CEFR B2+ · Adjectives/Adverbs
disastrous
/dɪˈzɑːstrəs/ 📚 Module 6: The Environment - Optional (p.335-338)
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Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
Causing great damage, harm, or suffering; extremely unsuccessful or unfortunate. It describes events or situations with very negative consequences.
Synonyms
catastrophic
calamitous
ruinous
terrible
awful
Antonyms
successful
fortunate
beneficial
favorable
propitious
Translations
disastrous in your language
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عربي
كارثي يعني التسبب في ضرر كبير أو أذى أو معاناة؛ فاشل للغاية أو مؤسف.
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اردو
تباہ کن کا مطلب ہے بہت زیادہ نقصان، ضرر یا تکلیف کا باعث بننا؛ انتہائی ناکام یا بدقسمت۔
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हिंदी
विनाशकारी का अर्थ है बहुत अधिक क्षति, हानि या पीड़ा का कारण बनना; अत्यंत असफल या दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण।
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中文
灾难性的指造成巨大损害、伤害或痛苦；极其不成功或不幸的。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
This word means something is very, very bad. It causes a lot of problems or damage. It's like a terrible failure or a very unlucky event.
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Memory TipThink of 'disaster' – 'disastrous' is the adjective form, meaning 'like a disaster.'
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The company's decision to launch the product without proper testing proved disastrous (very bad).
A series of disastrous (terrible) events led to the downfall of the ancient empire.
The weather forecast warned of a potentially disastrous (harmful) storm approaching the coast.
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