disastrous
English
Etymology
From French désastreux, from Middle French desastre (“disaster”) (modern désastre), from Italian disastro, itself from dis- (“away, without”) (from Latin) + astro (“star, planet”) (from astrum (“star, celestial body”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ástron)). By surface analysis, disaster + -ous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɑːstɹəs/
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Adjective
disastrous (comparative more disastrous, superlative most disastrous)
- Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
- Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
Synonyms
- (calamitous): cataclysmic, catastrophic
- (ill-omened): ill-boding, inauspicious, sinister
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
of the nature of a disaster; calamitous
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foreboding disaster; ill-omened
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