See calamitous on Wiktionary
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"text": "[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.",
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"text": "The next year vvas calamitous, bringing ſtrange fluxes upon men, and murren upon Cattel.",
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"text": "In former times it vvas a diſmal and calamitous thing for a tradeſman to break: vvhen it befell a family, it put all into confuſion and diſtraction; […]",
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"text": "Let him therefore lay dovvn his employment, vvhatever it be, vvhen he can no longer exert his former activity or attention; for nothing is more calamitous, than to croud the ſtage till a general hiſs commands him to depart.",
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"text": "[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.",
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"ref": "1670, John Milton, “The Sixth Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 245:",
"text": "The next year vvas calamitous, bringing ſtrange fluxes upon men, and murren upon Cattel.",
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"text": "In former times it vvas a diſmal and calamitous thing for a tradeſman to break: vvhen it befell a family, it put all into confuſion and diſtraction; […]",
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"text": "Let him therefore lay dovvn his employment, vvhatever it be, vvhen he can no longer exert his former activity or attention; for nothing is more calamitous, than to croud the ſtage till a general hiſs commands him to depart.",
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"ref": "2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he's making China great”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2025-03-16:",
"text": "For critics, foremost among them liberal intellectuals and human rights activists, Xi [Jinping]'s first term has proved calamitous. Some had hoped he would prove a political reformer. Instead, China's authoritarian leader has waged war on dissent with unexpected ferocity, throwing some opponents in jail and forcing others overseas.",
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"text": "Nor ought a Judge, in taking cognizance of a Cauſe, to ſhevv any Anger or Reſentment againſt ſuch Perſons as he conceives to be his Enemies, nor to be prevailed on by the Tears and Prayers of calamitous Perſons, nor ought he to affect to be thought Good-natured or Moroſe, Merciful or Severe, but let him act vvith Calmneſs as the Lavv directs; […]",
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"text": "Thou haſt ſeen me happy and calamitous, thou haſt beheld my exaltation and my fall.",
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"(obsolete) Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jāʔiḥ",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "جَائِح"
},
{
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "ałiołorm",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "աղիողորմ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gibelen",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "гибелен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "paguben",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "пагубен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "svǎrzan s bedstvie",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "свързан с бедствие"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitós"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cǎnzhòng",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "慘重 /惨重"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huìqì",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "晦氣 /晦气"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "katastrofal"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "catastrofaal"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "rampzalig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "katastrofaalinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "tuhoisa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamiteux"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "désastreux"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitoso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "desastroso"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damakcevari",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "დამაქცევარი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damɣuṗveli",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "დამღუპველი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ubeduri",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "უბედური"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "malang"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitoso"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitōsus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "scelestus"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "malang"
},
{
"code": "pdc",
"lang": "Pennsylvania German",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "iwwel"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "zgubny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitoso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "desastroso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "catastrofal"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gubitelʹnyj",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "губительный"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "vṛjina",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "वृजिन"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "calamitoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "desastroso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "ödesdiger"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bidolášnyj",
"sense": "causing or involving calamity — see also disastrous",
"word": "бідола́шний"
}
],
"word": "calamitous"
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