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    calamity
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCALAMITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › calamityCalamity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    How to use calamity in a sentence. a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering; a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss… See the full definition

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › calamityCALAMITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Calamity definition: a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.. See examples of CALAMITY used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCALAMITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun Word forms: plural -ties. 1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. 2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery. the calamity of war. SYNONYMS 1. reverse, blow, catastrophe, cataclysm; mischance, mishap. See disaster.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCALAMITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    calamity. noun [ C ] us / kəˈlæm.ə.t̬i / uk / kəˈlæm.ə.ti /. Add to word list. 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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › calamityCalamity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › calamityCalamity - definition of calamity by The Free Dictionary

    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]

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › calamityCalamity Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Calamity definition: An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcalamity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    calamity. noun. /kəˈlæməti/. /kəˈlæməti/. [countable, uncountable] (plural calamities) an event that causes great damage to people’s lives, property, etc. synonym disaster. The country suffered a series of calamities during the 1980s.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCALAMITY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    CALAMITY definition: a sudden, bad event that causes a lot of damage or unhappiness. Learn more.