calamity
Meaning
- An event resulting in great loss.
- The distress that results from some disaster.
Synonyms
disasater
great danger
early death
something disgusting
something not right
something unpleasant
something unhappy
tragic event
great disaster
small typhoon
great misfortune
suffer misfortune
effect of an imprecation
great fall
unhappy accident
sad accident
tragical event
tragical tragedy
violent outburst
ear. mishap
tragie happening
gory plague
destitution
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ca‧lam‧i‧ty
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kəˈlæmɪti/
Etymology
From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).
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