No. 4,249 in German
desaströs
Disastrous.
In a sentence
Die desaströse Situation führte zu erheblichen Problemen.
The disastrous situation led to significant problems.
Here, 'desaströse' describes 'Situation' as extremely unfavorable or disastrous, emphasizing the severity of the situation.
Ihr Verhalten war desaströs für das Projekt.
Their behavior was disastrous for the project.
In this sentence, 'desaströs' characterizes 'Verhalten' as causing a negative impact or being destructively ineffective within the context of the project.
Das Ergebnis der Entscheidung erwies sich als desaströs.
The outcome of the decision turned out to be disastrous.
'Desaströs' is used to describe 'Ergebnis,' indicating that the result was particularly harmful or undesirable.
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