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Calamitous meaning

  1. Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
  2. Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable.

Synonyms of Calamitous

Using Calamitous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Causing or involving calamity; disastrous. | Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable.
  • Useful related words include: black, disastrous, fatal, fateful.
  • In the example corpus, calamitous often appears in combinations such as: the calamitous, calamitous defeat, this calamitous.

Context around Calamitous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Calamitous

  • In this selection, "calamitous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, especially, mini, wildfires and defeat stand out and add context to how "calamitous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the calamitous wildfires on and after a calamitous weekend for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "calamitous" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with calamitous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Passing annual appropriations for 2024 was especially calamitous. (8 words)

Genge acknowledged the performance improved on the calamitous defeat by France last time out. (14 words)

After a calamitous weekend for new Blues coach Michael Maguire, it’s easy to see why. (16 words)

This calamitous event was not the conclusion; subsequent tremors further assaulted the region, with a 5.2 magnitude quake striking near Port Vila on December 18, followed closely by a 6.1 magnitude quake mere days later on December 21, reports the Mirror. (43 words)

First, popularity: She has a 37 percent approval rating, according to the latest 538 poll, which is even lower than Biden’s calamitous 39 percent, in what is a must-win year for Democrats, if not democracy itself. (38 words)

The dystopian action flick, which envisioned an Australia verging on lawlessness due to a worldwide oil shortage, became a box office sensation on the strength of its calamitous, perilously practical high-speed car chases and fiery crashes. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

And the award for most callous reporting about the calamitous wildfires on Maui goes to Canadian news.

But Mr Sunak said those arguments had already been made during last year’s leadership contest, which led to her election and the calamitous mini-budget where markets were spooked by unfunded tax cuts.

Genge acknowledged the performance improved on the calamitous defeat by France last time out.

The bill was approved by the Senate on Thursday night U.S. time, staving off a calamitous sovereign default that would have rocked global financial markets.

The dystopian action flick, which envisioned an Australia verging on lawlessness due to a worldwide oil shortage, became a box office sensation on the strength of its calamitous, perilously practical high-speed car chases and fiery crashes.

United were reduced to 10 men before half-time when Marcus Rashford was sent off, going onto lose 4-3 with Copenhagen capitalising on some calamitous defending to score twice in the final 10 minutes.

Warning of calamitous sea level rise, they called for exploring “the possibilities of deliberately bringing about countervailing climatic changes,” perhaps by brightening the oceans’ surface.

When he took charge of in the summer of 2016, lost his first game in charge with a calamitous 1-0 defeat to a pub team from Gibraltar.

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Whether or not these new safeguards prevent another calamitous situation, they have undoubtedly changed the library for everyone.

After a calamitous weekend for new Blues coach Michael Maguire, it’s easy to see why.

Alvarez scored his own four minutes later, thanks to calamitous goalkeeping by Kamil Grabara, who let the City forward's shot slip through his hands seconds after Rodri pinged an effort off the crossbar.

As Liberal Democrats we support the delivery of humanitarian effort where it’s needed, we’re committed to meeting the security challenges of tomorrow, and we recognise the calamitous effects of climate change which are already emerging.

Even if there have been no calamitous mistakes this month, the statistics really aren’t good: 287 minutes played over eight games in which West Ham have scored three goals and conceded six.

First, popularity: She has a 37 percent approval rating, according to the latest 538 poll, which is even lower than Biden’s calamitous 39 percent, in what is a must-win year for Democrats, if not democracy itself.

In September 2022, Boles announced that he intended to vote Labour at the next general election following the calamitous mini budget of former Tory prime minister Liz Truss and her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Leicester City suffered a disastrous defeat to relegation rivals Wolves as a calamitous Danny Ward display proved costly.

Passing annual appropriations for 2024 was especially calamitous.

This calamitous event was not the conclusion; subsequent tremors further assaulted the region, with a 5.2 magnitude quake striking near Port Vila on December 18, followed closely by a 6.1 magnitude quake mere days later on December 21, reports the Mirror.

Today, using sources in Florida and the Caribbean, previously unseen official documents and new eyewitness accounts, we can show that the Duke's calamitous errors of judgment during this trip did not end in New York.

Yoan Wissa was the benificiary for that calamitous display, heading home his third goal of the season.

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Common combinations with calamitous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "calamitous" in a sentence?
An example: "And the award for most callous reporting about the calamitous wildfires on Maui goes to Canadian news." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "calamitous" from authentic English texts.
What does "calamitous" mean?
Calamitous means: Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
What are synonyms of "calamitous"?
Common synonyms of "calamitous" include: black, disastrous, fatal, fateful, unfortunate.
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