disastrous

S2 W2

BrE /dɪˈseɪstrəs/ AmE /dɪˈsestrəs/

adjective en → es

1 NEGATIVE RESULT [attributive], [predicative] B1

causing a lot of damage or harm; very bad

terrible, desastroso, fatal

  • a disastrous result/consequence
  • disastrous for somebody/something

Collocations disastrous consequences · disastrous results

  • The company's decision to cut costs was disastrous.

    La decisión de la empresa de recortar costos fue desastrosa.

2 FAILURE [attributive], [predicative] B1

very unsuccessful; a complete failure

fracaso, desastroso, terriblemente malo

  • a disastrous performance/experiment
  • disastrous for somebody/something

Collocations disastrous performance · disastrous experiment

  • The play was a complete disaster.

    La obra fue un completo fracaso.