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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)
calamity. noun [ C ] us / kəˈlæm.ə.t̬i / uk / kəˈlæm.ə.ti /....
- Znaczenie Calamity, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CALAMITY definicja: 1. a serious accident or bad event...
- Calamity in Russian
CALAMITY translate: бедствие, большое несчастье . Learn more...
- Calamity in French
calamity translate: calamiteux. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Calamity in Spanish
CALAMITY translate: calamidad, calamidad. Learn more in the...
- Calamity: Indonesian Translation
CALAMITY translate: bencana. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Calamity: German Translation
CALAMITY translate: das Unheil. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Calamity: Thai Translation
calamity translate: เหตุการณ์ที่เลวร้าย. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
The meaning of CALAMITY is a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering. How to use calamity in a sentence.
Calamity definition: a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.. See examples of CALAMITY used in a sentence.
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.
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.
A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. [ formal ] He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age.
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]