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disastrous
What does disastrous mean?
disastrous (adjective): (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce disastrous?
/dɪˈzæstɹəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Words related to disastrous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “disastrous” mean?
free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
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sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something
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(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
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beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary
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