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calamitous

[kuh-lam-i-tuhs] / kəˈlæm ɪ təs /


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A calamitous 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday marked a new low point in Spurs' shambolic season.

From BBC

At halfway, this had all of the hallmarks of a calamitous England white-ball defeat.

From BBC

There has been a number of media reports, external outlining the calamitous cost that relegation would bring to Spurs.

From BBC

New plan: Pretend to be from the future and insist that the only way to avoid a calamitous chain of events is if Nirvanna plays a show at the Rivoli.

From The Wall Street Journal

From winning everything domestically last season without losing a game, to being 12 points off the WSL leaders and now in a battle for a Champions League spot on the 1 February, is calamitous.

From BBC