Vocabulary
Calamitous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous.
Urdu meaning
مصیبت زدہ، تباہ کن
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In Pakistan, even calamitous events struggle to do so.
- August`s second half proved calamitous for the provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan.
- Pre-monsoon heatwaves now trigger calamitous non-riverine floods as a first wave, swiftly followed by traditional monsoon riverine floods swollen by upstream heatwaves in India.
- With the frequency of calamitous weather events increasing, Pakistan cannot afford to be in denial after every tragedy.
- It`s possible, as some analysts believe, that he was warning European partners as much as Zelensky about the perils of persisting with a fruitless and calamitous conflict.
Synonyms
disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous
Antonyms
good, advantageous
Curator example
“such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods”
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