disastrous

• Qualifie ce qui cause d'énormes dégâts, des souffrances ou mène à un échec ; catastrophique.

Describes something that causes great damage, suffering, or failure; catastrophic.

1. Causing great damage or sufferingB2formal

   Involving or causing a disaster; extremely harmful or catastrophic.

   Catastrophique, désastreux

   • The earthquake had a disastrous effect on the city.
   • The company's disastrous financial decisions led to bankruptcy.
   • A disastrous fire destroyed the entire forest.

   Synonymescalamitouscataclysmiccatastrophicdestructivedevastatingdireharmfulruinousterribletragic

   Antonymesadvantageousauspiciousbeneficialfortunateprosperous

2. Very unsuccessful or badB2informal

   Used to describe something that fails completely or is of very poor quality.

   Désastreux (très mauvais, qui échoue complètement)

   • The party was a disastrous event; nobody enjoyed it.
   • His disastrous performance in the exam shocked everyone.
   • The project turned out to be a disastrous failure.

   Synonymesappallingawfulcalamitouscatastrophicdevastatingdreadfulfatalhorrendousruinousterrible

   Antonymesexcellentfavorablefortunategoodsuccessful