calamity
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Noun
calamities, plural;
/kəˈlamitē/,
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calamities, plural;
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An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster
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Disaster and distress
- - the journey had led to calamity and ruin
Web Definitions:
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
- Calamity is fourth album by California Pop music band The Curtains, released in 2008 on Asthmatic Kitty.
- Calamity is a board game released by Games Workshop in 1983.
- (Calamities) A disaster is a perceived tragedy, being either a natural calamity or man-made catastrophe. It is a hazard which has come to fruition. A hazard, in turn, is a situation which poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or that may deleteriously affect society or an environment.
- a more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
- deep trouble or misery; any extreme misfortune bringing great loss and sorrow; disaster.
- Disaster or catastrophe.
- (noun) a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury