HyperDic: calamitous

English > 1 sense of the word calamitous:
ADJECTIVEallcalamitous, black, disastrous, fatal, fateful(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
calamitous > pronunciation
Soundskahlae'mahtahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > calamitous: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
Example "a calamitous defeat"
Synonymsblack, disastrous, fatal, fateful
Broaderunfortunatenot favored by fortune
Spanishcalamitoso, catastrófico, desastrosa, desastroso, desgraciada, funesto, lastimoso, negro, ruinoso
Catalancalamitós, catastròfic, desastrós, funest, llastimós, negre, ruinós
Nounscalamityan event resulting in great loss and misfortune

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