disastroso

disastrous

adjective dee-zahs-TROH-zoh Rare

Also means

catastrophic

Usage Note

Disastroso intensifies beyond mere 'bad' — it describes something catastrophic or ruinous (risultati disastrosi — disastrous results). It is related to disastro (m, disaster). The feminine form is disastrosa, and the plural forms are disastrosi / disastrose. In colloquial speech it can be used hyperbolically, similar to English 'disastrous.'

Examples

"Il film è stato un successo disastroso al botteghino."

Natural Translation

The film was a disastrous flop at the box office.

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