disastrous

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Tồi tệ, thảm khốc

BrE /dɪˈsestrəs/ AmE /dɪˈsestrəs/

adjective en → vi

1 NEGATIVE RESULT [attributive / predicative] B2

Tồi tệ, thảm khốc

causing a lot of damage or harm; very bad

  • a disastrous situation/result

Collocations disastrous consequences · disastrous effects

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

    Quyết định của công ty cắt giảm chi phí là thảm họa.

2 FAILURE [attributive / predicative] B1

Thất bại hoàn toàn, tồi tệ

very unsuccessful; a complete failure

  • a disastrous attempt/effort

Collocations disastrous performance · disastrous outcome

  • The new restaurant had a disastrous opening night.

    Nhà hàng mới có một đêm khai trương thảm hại.