Betekenis van:
disastrous

disastrous
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • rampzalig; erg ellendig
  • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
"the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"

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Hyperoniemen

disastrous
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • ruïneus
  • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
"the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"

Synoniemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. That would be disastrous. Heaven forfend!
  2. Heaven forbid! That would be disastrous.
  3. The government's decision had disastrous economic consequences.
  4. If you left now, it would have disastrous consequences.
  5. Solar storms next year could prove disastrous for the electrical grid.
  6. Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
  7. The sign for siblings in Japanese sign language could well be misunderstood by many Americans with disastrous consequences.
  8. Every politician must be responsive to complaints from the public, or he or she will become inflexible and make disastrous decisions.
  9. However, they can have disastrous consequences and raise concern among the public about the safety performance of the railway system.
  10. The successful implementation of the projects already carried out under BONUS ERA-NET and BONUS ERA-NET PLUS brought to light the disastrous condition of the Baltic Sea.
  11. Serious accidents on the railways are rare. However, they can have disastrous consequences and raise concern among the public about the safety performance of the railway system.
  12. They expressed the opinion that if the current restructuring plan was to be approved under the ‘prevailing management thinking’ that this might be ‘very disastrous’ for the company.
  13. The Greek authorities believe that a negative decision and the consequent recovery of the amounts would be disastrous for the country.
  14. The Commission concludes that, under these circumstances, and in view of the size of the IFB business and its disastrous financial situation prior to its restructuring, a shareholding of 24 % constitutes a significant shareholding.
  15. Exports increased throughout the period considered, and indeed doubled between 2002 and 2003 as, in light of the disastrous situation on the Community market, the Community producers sought to increase their exports.