calamity

ca·lam·i·ty

C0024600 (kə-lăm′ĭ-tē)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.

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[Middle English calamite, from Old French, from Latin calamitās.]

calamity

(kəˈlæmɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc, distress, or misery2. a state or feeling of deep distress or misery[C15: from French calamité, from Latin calamitās; related to Latin incolumis uninjured]

ca•lam•i•ty

(kəˈlæm ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. a great misfortune or disaster; catastrophe. 2. grievous affliction; misery: the calamity of war. [1375–1425; late Middle English calamite < Middle French < Latin calamitās] syn: See disaster.

Thesaurus

Noun

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calamity - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, disastermisfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate eventact of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major - a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"apocalypse - a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evilfamine - a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and deathkiss of death - something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"meltdown - a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"plague - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)visitation - any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"tidal wave - an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tidetsunami - a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"

calamity

noun disaster, tragedy, ruin, distress, reverse of fortune, hardship, catastrophe, woe, misfortune, downfall, adversity, scourge, mishap, affliction, trial, tribulation, misadventure, cataclysm, wretchedness, mischance This course of action could only end in calamity.
help, benefit, advantage, blessing, good luck, boon, good fortuneQuotations
"Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

calamity

nounAn occurrence inflicting widespread destruction and distress:cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy.

Translations

不幸之事灾难

calamity

(kəˈlӕməti) – plural caˈlamities – noun a great misfortune. It will be a calamity if he fails his exam. 災難，極大的不幸 灾难，不幸之事 caˈlamitous adjective 災難的 灾难的