calamitous
adjective
uk/kəˈlæm.ɪ.təs/us/kəˈlæm.ə.t̬əs/causinggreatdamageorsuffering:
Thebankwentbust, with calamitousconsequencesforglobalmarkets.
a calamitouswar
See
calamity
- Theteamsuffereda calamitousdefeatyesterday.
- Worldoilmarketsover theyearshaveweatheredcalamitousevents.
- She wasridingto thehospitalon abicycleandsuffereda calamitousaccidentalong the way.
- Globalwarmingof fivedegreescould be calamitous.
- Thenuclearreactoroverheatedtopotentiallycalamitouslevels.
Accidents and disasters
- accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- an accident waiting to happenidiom
- cataclysm
- cataclysmic
- cataclysmically
- catastrophe
- catastrophic
- disastrous
- disastrously
- dumpster fire
- emergency
- forest fire
- natural disaster
- non-emergency
- perfect storm
- post-accident
- snafu