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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnefasto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /neˈfas.tu/
"A crise económica teve um impacto nefasto na sociedade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing great damage, harm, or failure; extremely unfortunate or ruinous.
"The company's new product launch proved to be a disastrous financial failure." - 2
Very unsuccessful or deplorable in outcome.
"Her attempts to fix the plumbing resulted in a disastrous flood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian 'disastroso', combining 'dis-' (away, apart) and 'astro' (star, constellation), reflecting the ancient belief that unfavorable events were caused by the unfavorable alignment of planets. It entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe events or conditions marked by extreme ruin, misfortune, or failure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disastrous" is said worldwide
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désastreux
Transliteration: /de.zas.tʁø/
"Cette décision a eu des conséquences désastreuses pour l'économie."
katastrophal
Transliteration: /katasɡʁoˈfaːl/
"Der Sturm hatte katastrophale Auswirkungen auf die Ernte."
disastroso
Transliteration: /di.zaˈstrɔ.zo/
"L'accordo ha avuto un esito disastroso per entrambe le parti."
desastroso
Transliteration: /desasˈtɾoso/
"Tuvieron un resultado desastroso en el partido de ayer."
nefasto
Transliteration: /neˈfas.tu/
"A crise económica teve um impacto nefasto na sociedade."
विनाशकारी
Transliteration: vinashkari
"भूकंप का प्रभाव अत्यंत विनाशकारी था।"
灾难性的
Transliteration: zāinàn xìng de
"这次洪水造成了灾难性的后果。"
참혹한
Transliteration: chamhokan
"그 화재는 참혹한 결과를 초래했다."
悲惨な
Transliteration: hisanna
"その計画は悲惨な失敗に終わった。"
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