"It was catastrophic."
/katəˈstrɒfɪk/
catastrophic adj.
"It was dismal."
dismal adj.
"I was always top/bottom of the class."
"I always get/got straight As."
the favourite n.
the underdog n.
thrashed v.
"We were thrashed."
"We thrashed them."
"He/She was born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth."