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In natural English speech, "disastrous" appears in contexts such as: "genome. There is no sign of conflict lessening and the development of militarized technology and weapons of mass destruction could make that disastrous. The best hope for the survival of the human race might be independent colonies". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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genome. There is no sign of conflict lessening and the development of militarized technology and weapons of mass destruction could make that

disastrous.

The best hope for the survival of the human race might be independent colonies

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adjective

Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

“In addition, he was also able to reinforce the unease among progressive Democratic-leaning voters over Clinton’s disastrous pro-interventionist positions, thereby suppressing turnout and encouraging third party support in some key swing states that made the difference in his Electoral College victory.”

Synonyms:cataclysmic catastrophic

adjective

Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

“A fearsome sight it was to behold how he swelled in his wrath, and his eyes blazed like disastrous stars at midnight, and being wood with anger he gnashed his teeth till the froth stood at his lips and slavered down his chin.”

Synonyms:baleful ill-boding inauspicious ominous

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