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The meaning of CALAMITOUS is being, causing, or accompanied by calamity. How to use calamitous in a sentence.
uk / kəˈlæm.ɪ.təs / us / kəˈlæm.ə.t̬əs /. Add to word list. causing great damage or suffering: The bank went bust, with calamitous consequences for global markets. a calamitous war. See. calamity. Fewer examples. The team suffered a calamitous defeat yesterday.
If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
Calamitous is an adjective that is generally used to describe events, and these events are disastrous or destructive. A failed election can be a calamitous event for a politician, especially if he loses by a landslide.
plural calamities. Synonyms of calamity. 1. : a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering. calamities of nature. an economic calamity. 2. : a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss.
adjective. /kəˈlæmɪtəs/ (formal) causing great damage to people’s lives, property, etc. synonym disastrous. The bridge collapsed in the storm, with calamitous results. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
What does the adjective calamitous mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective calamitous , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
