calamitous


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Synonyms for calamitous

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Synonyms for calamitous

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Synonyms for calamitous

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

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Cllr Brennan said: "I recently made a terrible and calamitous misjudgment in sending a racist video on social media, something I am so ashamed of and so deeply sorry for.
Mr Ahern said: "I've a lot of personal sympathy for the prime minister, but she's made one calamitous mistake after another.
Never mind the PS100million debt - most of it to the Venky's - Rovers is a club that is being slowly destroyed by a succession of calamitous football decisions.
At the same time, he claimed that this might be a good thing because otherwise a calamitous event could occur, which might erase civilization.
Highlights include Michael Crawford reprising his 1970s role as calamity-prone Frank Spencer in a Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em sketch that will see the hapless character in a number of calamitous escapades culminating in a chance meeting with cycling legend Bradley Wiggins.
A calamitous 3-1 defeat by the Norwegian outfit at the Aker Stadion a fortnight ago, following 2-2 draws against Fenerbahce and Ajax, left the Hoops bottom of Group A with two points from three games.
Good People 88mins A YOUNG American couple make the calamitous decision to keep a bag of drugs money.
The narrative links the calamitous, yet fascinating, sinking of the Lusitania, a little girl discovered, quite wild, on an uninhabited isle in the Scillies, daily life on the Isles of Scilly during that period and personal tragedies.
As this can mean both a sign of a momentous or calamitous event it seems an announcement on the location of the new Finham Park 2 school is imminent.
The lawsuit alleges that the company is to blame for the "sudden and calamitous" drop in corn prices that occurred after Chinese agricultural authorities late last year began rejecting shipments of U.S.
The Brazilian centreback demanded to be substituted after two calamitous mistakes contributed to a 3-1 defeat against Rayo Vallecano.
Eden Hazard scored from the spot and Demba Ba added two more amid calamitous defending by Spurs.
Six days after United's calamitous Capital One Cup semi-final defeat by Sunderland, Mata improved the mood around Old Trafford by helping to create Van Persie's opener as United kept in touch with the race for next season's Champions League.
CHELSEA goalkeeper PETR CECH has hailed Fernando Torres and sided with Joe Hart after the Manchester City stopper's latest calamitous episode, ahead of tonight's Capital One Cup tie at Arsenal.