Calamitous

//kəˈlæmɪtəs//

Synonyms for "calamitous" (82 found)

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Related terms

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derived

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Translations

38 translations across 25 languages.

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Arabic

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  • جَائِح adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • гибелен adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • пагубен adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • свързан с бедствие adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Catalan

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  • calamitós adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 慘重 /惨重 adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • 晦氣 /晦气 adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Danish

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  • katastrofal adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Dutch

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  • catastrofaal adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • rampzalig adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Finnish

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  • katastrofaalinen adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • tuhoisa adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

French

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  • calamiteux adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • désastreux adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Galician

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  • calamitoso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • desastroso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Georgian

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  • დამაქცევარი adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • დამღუპველი adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • უბედური adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Indonesian

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  • malang adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Italian

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  • calamitoso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Latin

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  • calamitōsus adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • scelestus adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Macedonian

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  • катастрофален adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Malay

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  • malang adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Old Armenian

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  • աղիողորմ adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Pennsylvania German

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  • iwwel adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Polish

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  • zgubny adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Portuguese

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  • calamitoso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • desastroso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Romanian

2 entries
  • calamitos adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • catastrofal adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Russian

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  • губительный adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Sanskrit

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  • वृजिन adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Spanish

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  • calamitoso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)
  • desastroso adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Swedish

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  • ödesdiger adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Ukrainian

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  • бідола́шний adj (causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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It's calamitous.

Source: tatoeba (7357054)

The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.

Source: wiktionary

[T]he fallacie of Æquivocation and Amphibologie, […] conclude from the ambiguity of ſome vvord, or the ambiguous ſintaxis of many put together. From this fallacy aroſe the calamitous error of the Jevves, miſapprehending the Propheſies of their Meſſias, and expounding them alvvayes unto literall and temporal expectation.

Source: wiktionary

The next year vvas calamitous, bringing ſtrange fluxes upon men, and murren upon Cattel.

Source: wiktionary

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