disastrous

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Etymology

From French désastreux, from Middle French desastre (modern désastre), from Italian disastro, itself from dis- ("away, without") (from Latin -) + astro ("star, planet") (from astrum ("star, celestial body"), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον).

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈzɑː.stɹəs/
• (America) IPA: /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs/
• (Australia) IPA: /dɪˈzaː.stɹəs/

Adjective

disastrous

1. Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
2. Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

Synonyms

• (calamitous) cataclysmic, catastrophic
• (ill-omened) ill-boding, inauspicious, sinister

Antonyms

• auspicious
• fortunate

Translations

• French: désastreux
• German: desaströs, katastrophal, verheerend
• Portuguese: desastroso
• Russian: бе́дственный
• Spanish: desastroso

Translations

• German: verhängnisvoll
• Russian: па́губный

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