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Calamity

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Noun

1. calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Example Sentences:
'the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity'
'the earthquake was a disaster'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Calamity

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noun plural -ties
1. 
a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc, distress, or misery
2. 
a state or feeling of deep distress or misery

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Calamity

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nounWord forms: plural caˈlamities
1. 
deep trouble or misery
2. 
any extreme misfortune bringing great loss and sorrow; disaster

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Calamity

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n. pl. ca·lam·i·ties
1. An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster: A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region.
2. Dire distress resulting from loss or tragedy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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