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disastrous
[ dih-zas-truhs, -zah-struhs ]
/ dÉȘËzĂŠs trÉs, -ËzÉ strÉs /
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adjective
causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
Archaic. foreboding disaster.
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