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- Dictionarycalamity/kəˈlamɪti/
noun
- 1. an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster: "emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity"
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a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering: A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son. Synonyms. cataclysm literary. catastrophe. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accidents and disasters. accidentally on purpose idiom.
- English (US)
a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering:...
- Znaczenie Calamity, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CALAMITY definicja: 1. a serious accident or bad event...
- Calamity: Thai Translation
calamity translate: เหตุการณ์ที่เลวร้าย. Learn more in the...
- Calamity: German Translation
CALAMITY translate: das Unheil. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Calamity: Danish Translation
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- Calamity: Norwegian Translation
calamity - translate into Norwegian with the...
- Calamity: Indonesian Translation
CALAMITY translate: bencana. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Calamity: Czech Translation
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- English (US)
Learn the meaning of calamity as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A calamity is a disastrous event or a state of deep distress caused by major misfortune or loss.
a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering: A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son. Synonyms. cataclysm literary. catastrophe. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accidents and disasters. accidentally on purpose idiom.
Calamity definition: a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.. See examples of CALAMITY used in a sentence.
A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.
Use the word calamity to describe an event that causes great harm and misery, or a general state of distress or misery: the calamity of war.
1. a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc, distress, or misery. 2. a state or feeling of deep distress or misery. [C15: from French calamité, from Latin calamitās; related to Latin incolumis uninjured]