Disastrous
Disastrous adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Usage example: a split-second, disastrous decision that I would forever regret
Hapless and disastrous are semantically related. in detrimental topic. In some cases you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Disastrous".
Nearby Word: disaster
Hapless
Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Usage example: the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
Disastrous and hapless are semantically related. You can use "Disastrous" instead an adjective "Hapless".
Nearby Word: haplessly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unfortunate and disastrous
- unfortunate and hapless
- unhappy and disastrous
- unhappy and hapless
- miserable and disastrous
- miserable and hapless
- wretched and disastrous
- wretched and hapless
- black and disastrous
- black and hapless
- dire and disastrous
- dire and hapless
- calamitous and disastrous
- calamitous and hapless
Both words in one sentence
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Additionally, the ED-209 robot appears to carry more ammunition than a fighter plane; in its Disastrous Demonstration it empties three 20mm cannon into a hapless executive for nigh-on half a minute.
Source: Bottomless Magazines
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