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calamity — UK [kəˈlæmətɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms calamity : singular calamity plural calamities a) an event that causes serious damage, or causes a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire b) used humorously about something … English dictionary
calamity — /keuh lam i tee/, n., pl. calamities. 1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. 2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war. [1375 1425; late ME calamite < MF < L calamitat (s. of calamitas), perh. akin… … Universalium
calamity — ca|lam|i|ty [ kə læməti ] noun count or uncount an event that causes serious damage or causes a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire: DISASTER a. used humorously about something that is annoying but not really serious ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
calamity — [kəˈlæməti] noun [C/U] an event that causes serious damage or makes a lot of people suffer Syn: disaster … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
catastrophe — I noun accident, adversity, affliction, calamitas, calamity, cataclysm, collapse, contretemps, debacle, decimation, desolation, destruction, devastation, disaster, downfall, emergency, eradication, extinction, great misfortune, hardship, havoc,… … Law dictionary
catastrophe — /katsestrafiy/ A notable disaster; a more serious calamity than might ordinarily be understood from the term casualty. Utter or complete failure … Black's law dictionary
catastrophe — /katsestrafiy/ A notable disaster; a more serious calamity than might ordinarily be understood from the term casualty. Utter or complete failure … Black's law dictionary
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