calamity
[ kuh-lam-i-tee ]
/ kəˈlæm ɪ ti /
noun, plural ca·lam·i·ties.
a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.
Words nearby calamity
calamine, calamine brass, calamint, calamite, calamitous, calamity, calamity jane, calamondin, calamus, calamus scriptorius, calando
Origin of calamity
1375–1425; late Middle English calamite < Middle French < Latin calamitāt- (stem of calamitās), perhaps akin to incolumitās safety
SYNONYMS FOR calamity
synonym study for calamity
1. See disaster.
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calamity
/ (kəˈlæmɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc, distress, or misery
a state or feeling of deep distress or misery
Word Origin for calamity
C15: from French calamité, from Latin calamitās; related to Latin incolumis uninjured
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