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calamity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy |
| Type of | bad luck, misfortune |
| Has types | famine, force majeure, inevitable accident, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, tidal wave, tsunami, unavoidable casualty, vis major, act of god, visitation, apocalypse |
| Derivation | calamitous |
the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity.
Examples of calamity
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Many insurance policies are purchased with the idea of avoiding fiscal calamity.
From the news-journalonline.com
Three of those dates have come and gone and we haven't faced financial calamity.
From the blogs.wsj.com
Barring a calamity, my 2010 Heisman Trophy ballot would be topped by Cam Newton.
From the thenewstribune.com
Her calamity is a reminder of how life can change in an instant, change utterly.
From the timesunion.com
He has not been the same quarterback since the playoff calamity against Arizona.
From the charlotteobserver.com
We are experiencing global warming, which will produce an agricultural calamity.
From the dallasnews.com
Subsequently they rallied, only for the Olympics calamity to again clobber them.
From the independent.co.uk
The real calamity is in the villages, many of which are accessible only on foot.
From the economist.com
There is still a good chance, therefore, that South Korea will avoid a calamity.
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- 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
