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1. (n.) calamity
a great misfortune or disaster; catastrophe.
2. calamity
grievous affliction; misery:
the calamity of war.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME calamite < MF < L calamitās)
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1. (noun) calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
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1. (noun) Calamity
any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals
2. (noun) Calamity
a state or time of distress or misfortune; misery
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Sense: a great misfortune
It will be a calamity if he fails his exam.
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 Afrikaans: ramp |
 Arabic: نَكْبَةٌ، فاجِعَه |
 Bulgarian: бедствие |
 Brazilian: calamidade |
 Czech: neštěstí, pohroma |
 German: das Unheil |
 Danish: ulykke; katastrofe |
 Greek: συμφορά |
 Spanish: calamidad |
 Estonian: suurõnnetus |
 Farsi: فاجعه؛ مصیبت |
 Finnish: suuri vahinko |
 French: calamiteux |
 Hebrew: אָסוֹן |
 Hindi: विपत्ति |
 Croatian: nesreća; nevolja, bijeda |
 Hungarian: csapás |
 Indonesian: bencana |
 Icelandic: ógæfa, hörmulegt slys |
 Italian: calamità |
 Japanese: 災難 |
 Korean: 재앙 |
 Lithuanian: baisi nelaimė |
 Latvian: posts; liela nelaime; lik |
 Malay: malapetaka |
 Dutch: ramp |
 Norwegian: katastrofe, stor ulykke |
 Polish: klęska |
 Persian: فاجعه؛ مصیبت |
 Pashto: لويه بدبختى، مصيبت |
 Portuguese: calamidade |
 Romanian: calamitate; nenorocire |
 Russian: катастрофа |
 Slovak: katastrofa |
 Slovenian: katastrofa |
 Serbian: propast |
 Swedish: olycka, katastrof, elände |
 Thai: เหตุการณ์ที่เลวร้าย |
 Turkish: felâket, belâ |
 Taiwanese: 災難，極大的不幸 |
 Ukrainian: лихо, біда |
 Urdu: مصیبت ، آفت ، قہر |
 Vietnamese: thiên tai |
 Chinese: 灾难，不幸之事 |
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