Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to describe something that causes great harm or damage.
Disastrous
/dɪˈzɑːstrəs/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Mistakes were disastrous.
But this is all disastrous to individuals and disastrous to progress.
'Competition holds sway to-day in industrial life with disastrous results.
Etymology:
The word "disastrous" stems from the Medieval Latin disastrōsus, which is derived from disastrum, meaning bad star. This term signified ill fortune or misfortune due to an unfavorable celestial event.
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