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calamitous

(kəlæmɪtəs)

adjective

If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.

[formal]

...the calamitous state of the country.

...a calamitous air crash.

Synonyms: disastrous, terrible, devastating, tragic More Synonyms of calamitous

calamitous in British English

(kəˈlæmɪtəs)

adjective

causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous

Derived forms

calamitously (caˈlamitously)

adverb

calamitousness (caˈlamitousness)

noun

calamitous in American English

(kəˈlæmətəs)

adjective

causing or bringing calamity

Derived forms

calamitously (caˈlamitously)

adverb

Word origin

MFr calamiteux < L calamitosus

Examples of 'calamitous' in a sentence
calamitous

It was a calamitous error of judgement.Both were tame efforts that only found the net because of calamitous goalkeeping errors.But an equally calamitous error was made around that time when the ban on agents working for clubs was lifted.

(adjective) in the sense of disastrous

Definition

resulting in or from disaster

a calamitous air crash

Synonyms

disastrous

the recent, disastrous earthquake

terrible

She admits her French is terrible.

devastating

the devastating force of the floods

tragic

the tragic loss of so many lives

fatal

It dealt a fatal blow to his chances.

deadly

a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins

dreadful

They told us the dreadful news.

dire

We found ourselves in a dire predicament.

catastrophic

A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage.

woeful

the team's recent woeful performance

ruinous

the ruinous effects of the conflict

cataclysmic

Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was.

Opposites

good

helpful

fortunate

beneficial

favourable

advantageous

win-win

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cataclysmic

Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was.

Synonyms

disastrous,

devastating,

catastrophic,

calamitous,

convulsionary

in the sense of catastrophic

A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage.

Synonyms

disastrous,

devastating,

tragic,

calamitous,

cataclysmic

in the sense of deadly

Definition

likely to cause death

a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins

Synonyms

lethal,

fatal,

deathly,

dangerous,

devastating,

destructive,

mortal,

murderous,

poisonous,

toxic,

malignant,

virulent,

pernicious (formal),

noxious,

venomous,

baleful,

death-dealing,

baneful

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calamitous

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cake
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calamitous

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释义	Trends of calamitous View usage for: calamitous (kəlæmɪtəs) adjective If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious. [formal] ...the calamitous state of the country. ...a calamitous air crash. Synonyms: disastrous, terrible, devastating, tragic More Synonyms of calamitous calamitous in British English (kəˈlæmɪtəs) adjective causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous Derived forms calamitously (caˈlamitously) adverb calamitousness (caˈlamitousness) noun calamitous in American English (kəˈlæmətəs) adjective causing or bringing calamity Derived forms calamitously (caˈlamitously) adverb Word origin MFr calamiteux < L calamitosus Examples of 'calamitous' in a sentence calamitous It was a calamitous error of judgement. Jonathan Wright Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State (2006) Both were tame efforts that only found the net because of calamitous goalkeeping errors. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But an equally calamitous error was made around that time when the ban on agents working for clubs was lifted. Times, Sunday Times (2010) (adjective) in the sense of disastrous Definition resulting in or from disaster a calamitous air crash Synonyms disastrous the recent, disastrous earthquake terrible She admits her French is terrible. devastating the devastating force of the floods tragic the tragic loss of so many lives fatal It dealt a fatal blow to his chances. deadly a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins dreadful They told us the dreadful news. dire We found ourselves in a dire predicament. catastrophic A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage. woeful the team's recent woeful performance ruinous the ruinous effects of the conflict cataclysmic Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was. Opposites good , helpful , fortunate , beneficial , favourable , advantageous , win-win Additional synonyms in the sense of cataclysmic Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was. Synonyms disastrous, devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, convulsionary in the sense of catastrophic A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage. Synonyms disastrous, devastating, tragic, calamitous, cataclysmic in the sense of deadly Definition likely to cause death a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins Synonyms lethal, fatal, deathly, dangerous, devastating, destructive, mortal, murderous, poisonous, toxic, malignant, virulent, pernicious (formal), noxious, venomous, baleful, death-dealing, baneful Nearby words of calamitous cajole cajolery cake calamitous calamity calculable calculate Synonyms of 'calamitous' calamitous Explore 'calamitous' in the dictionary
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