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Anyone working in the media can tell you that there seems to be an always-ready-to-explode segment of the populace for whom offense is a fate worse than anything imaginable. You'd think offense is one of the most calamitous things that could happen to a human being; right up there with the loss of a limb, or just missing a parking space.
Dick Cavett

Meaning of "calamitous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALAMITOUS

calamitous  [kəˈlæmɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALAMITOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calamitous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CALAMITOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of calamitous in the English dictionary

The definition of calamitous in the dictionary is causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALAMITOUS


apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
coitus
ˈkəʊɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
cubitus
ˈkjuːbɪtəs
detritus
dɪˈtraɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
fremitus
ˈfrɛmɪtəs
gratuitous
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
Vitus
ˈvaɪtəs
vomitous
ˈvɒmɪtəs
vomitus
ˈvɒmɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALAMITOUS

calamanco
calamander
calamar
calamari
calamata olive
calami
calamine
calamine lotion
calamint
calamite
calamities
calamitously
calamitousness
calamity
Calamity Jane
calamondin
calamondin orange
calamus
calando
calandria

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALAMITOUS

acclivitous
alacritous
ancipitous
circuitous
complicitous
compositous
declivitous
felicitous
fortuitous
heteroclitous
infelicitous
iniquitous
momentous
necessitous
precipitous
pyritous
serendipitous
solicitous
spiritous
strepitous
unsolicitous

Synonyms and antonyms of calamitous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CALAMITOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «calamitous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of calamitous

Translation of «calamitous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALAMITOUS

Find out the translation of calamitous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calamitous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calamitous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灾难
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calamitosa
570 millions of speakers

English

calamitous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नुक़सानदेह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كارثية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бедственное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calamitosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপজ্জনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calamiteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

katastrophal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲惨な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비참한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calamitous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai nạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேரிடருற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपत्तीजनक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belâlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calamitoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tragiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тяжке
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calamitous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταστρεπτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rampspoedige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

calamitous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

calamitous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calamitous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALAMITOUS»

The term «calamitous» is regularly used and occupies the 106.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALAMITOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calamitous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calamitous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calamitous

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3 QUOTES WITH «CALAMITOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word calamitous.
1
Dick Cavett
Anyone working in the media can tell you that there seems to be an always-ready-to-explode segment of the populace for whom offense is a fate worse than anything imaginable. You'd think offense is one of the most calamitous things that could happen to a human being; right up there with the loss of a limb, or just missing a parking space.
2
Gil Kane
But generally speaking, people weren't fired, art jobs were very hard to get, so something really calamitous had to happen to a person who was working there in order for you to find a space.
3
Josh Radnor
An obsessive attention to the news, I've realized, only serves to paint a picture of the world as a throbbing blob of dysfunction, most news falling somewhere on a scale from disappointing to calamitous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALAMITOUS»

Discover the use of calamitous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calamitous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
In this revelatory work, Barbara W. Tuchman examines not only the great rhythms of history but the grain and texture of domestic life: what childhood was like; what marriage meant; how money, taxes, and war dominated the lives of serf, ...
Barbara W. Tuchman, 2011
2
Minnesota Mayhem: A History of Calamitous Events, Horrific ...
These stories and photos, culled from the Star Tribune's microfilm archive by author Ben Welter, range from the catastrophic to the merely curious.
Ben Welter, 2012
3
Planning for Coastal Resilience: Best Practices for ...
In this timely book, he writes that coastal resilience must become the primary design and planning principle to guide all future development and all future infrastructure decisions.
Timothy Beatley, 2012
4
Ironclad: The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss and Historic ...
The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor Paul Clancy. 31-! .v - i.__ 0 IR IRONCLAD The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss and Historic Recovery of. N-(JLAI) “MONITOR.” THE W 1% 150K. 01“ TIIE 1. Battle begins ...
Paul Clancy, 2013
5
Fade out: the calamitous final days of MGM
An insider's view of the decline and collapse of MGM/UA reveals how the failure of several major film projects mired the studio's 1983 comeback and eventually broke the company
Peter Bart, 1990
6
Virginia's Most Devastating Disasters & Most Calamitous ...
Special. Focus. Dino. Environmental. Concerns. A recent study of dinosaur droppings found signs that plant-eating dinosaurs gave off methane (a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere) during digestion. Because of this, some ...
Carole Marsh, 1994
7
The Calamitous and Lamentable 'Arab Spring: An Analysis of ...
An Analysis of the Hypocrisy and Illiteracy of an Arab Muslim Allama Sani Salih Mustapha. that the 'Arabs, especially the Egyptians, have forgotten their history, and all that Allah did for them in the time of Prophet Joseph. How could they, once ...
Allama Sani Salih Mustapha, 2013
8
Texas's Most Devastating Disasters and Most Calamitous ...
DISASTERS & (Most Calamitous!) CATASTROPHES by Carole Marsh TEXAS Books by Carole Marsh TEXAS SILLY TRIVIA TEXAS "JOGRAPHY": ©Carole Marsh/Gallopade International/800-536-2GET/www.gallopade.com/Page 1 Front  ...
Carole Marsh, 1990
9
The Great & Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms: How One Man ...
How One Man Scorched the Twentieth Century But Didn't Mean To Ian Thornton. Thank you for downloading this Touchstone eBook. The Great 81 Calamitous Tale of Johan Thorns \ How. join our mailing list and get updates on new releases, ...
Ian Thornton, 2013
10
Connecticut's (Most Devastating) Disasters & (Most ...
DISASTERS & (Most Calamitous!) CATASTROPHES by Carole Marsh ©Carole Marsh/Gallopade International/800-536- Gallopade International ©Carole Marsh/ Gallopade International/800-536- 2GET/www.gallopade.com/Page 1 Front ...
Carole Marsh, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALAMITOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calamitous is used in the context of the following news items.
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LISTEN: Was "rainmaker" Charles Hatfield responsible for San …
LISTEN: Was "rainmaker" Charles Hatfield responsible for San Diego's calamitous flood of 1916? Coincidence, correlation, or something else? «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
2
Women's World Cup: Despite the England team's tweet, the …
No, instead, that calamitous glory goes to the people behind the official Twitter feed of the England Football Team, who yesterday tweeted that ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Grown-up Labour is finally thinking straight
Ms Harman has also embarked on her own investigation into Labour's calamitous election performance, which has included private polling, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Republicanism may get off the hook by taking a turn to Left
It had dug itself into a calamitous situation and Fr Denis Faul saved it by persuading families of hunger strikers to have the men fed when they ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
'Factory on wheels' delays rail electrification by a year
Rail insiders paint a more calamitous picture. So what's gone wrong with the Hops train - and what role has it played in Network Rail's current ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
It's time for Greece to Leave the Euro
Europe could end up with a calamitous north-south divide along camps known from the Cold War: the “socialists” there, the “capitalists” here. «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Pirates of Penzance was fun but Mike Leigh heads back to film
Mike Leigh hadn't directed anything from another source, after a calamitous stage production in 1970, until he took on the English National ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
8
Chicago Design Student Revamps Homeless Signs
According to the Tribune, Shurna thinks Governor Bruce Rauner's budget priorities could be calamitous. “If the cuts being proposed at the state ... «Next City, Jul 15»
9
Unintentionally, the Greeks have done themselves a favour. Soon …
Yet the assets that notionally backed these debts had already suffered a calamitous meltdown, having been all but wiped out by the destruction ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Government Crushes People – Then Writes Them Checks
We should simultaneously point out and work to minimize the government regulations that caused these calamitous situations. There's an old ... «Human Events, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Calamitous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/calamitous>. May 2024 ».
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