Disastrous
Disastrous adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Failed and disastrous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failed" instead an adjective "Disastrous".
Nearby Word: disaster
Failed
Disastrous and failed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disastrous" instead an adjective "Failed".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Having more 1's than successes constituted a botch, in which the action not only failed, but led to disastrous consequences.
Source: Rubber Band AI -
The nadir was the disastrous Risk, a clumsy attempt at dated pop music that went in all kinds of failed directions.
Source: Badass Decay - On ER, Luka' s vengeful former patient (he was left permanently disabled due to an error Luka made, kicking off a chain of disastrous events—failed business, failed marriage, etc) encounters his wife in the park while she's playing with their son.
Source: The Villain Knows Where You Live
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