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calamity
The definition of a calamity is an event that brings loss or a disaster.
(noun)An example of a calamity is a tornado.
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See calamity in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. calamities
- deep trouble or misery
- any extreme misfortune bringing great loss and sorrow; disaster
Origin: MFr calamité < L calamitas: see clastic
See calamity in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ca·lam·i·ties
- 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.
- Dire distress resulting from loss or tragedy.
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Origin: Middle English calamite
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin calamitās
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