calamity

  • 61calamity — ca·lam·i·ty || kÉ™ læmÉ™tɪ n. disaster, catastrophe …

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  • 62calamity — noun (plural calamities) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress. Derivatives calamitous adjective calamitously adverb Origin ME: from OFr. calamite, from L. calamitas …

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  • 63calamity — n. Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, mischance, reverse, visitation, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, misery, evil, ill, hardship, casualty, ill luck, ill fortune …

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  • 64calamity — noun she has survived more calamities in the past three months than most people experience in a lifetime Syn: disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, adversity, tribulation, affliction, misfortune, misadventure Ant: godsend …

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  • 65calamity — n 1. affliction, adversity, hurt, harm, ruin, ruination, desolation; misery, wretchedness, agony, torture, torment, distress, suffering, Archaic. bale; woe, grief, sorrow, dolor, sadness, anguish, anxiety, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak,… …

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  • 66calamity — ca·lam·i·ty …

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  • 67calamity — [kəˈlæməti] noun [C/U] an event that causes serious damage or makes a lot of people suffer Syn: disaster …

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  • 68calamity — /kəˈlæməti / (say kuh lamuhtee) noun (plural calamities) 1. grievous affliction; adversity; misery. 2. a great misfortune; a disaster. {late Middle English calamyte, from Latin calamitas} …

  • 69calamity — A state of extreme distress or misfortune, produced by some adverse circumstance or event. Any great misfortune or cause of loss or misery, often caused by natural forces (e.g. hurricane, flood, or the like). See act of God disaster …

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  • 70calamity — A state of extreme distress or misfortune, produced by some adverse circumstance or event. Any great misfortune or cause of loss or misery, often caused by natural forces (e.g. hurricane, flood, or the like). See act of God disaster …

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