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Definition of Calamity
1. Noun. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. "The earthquake was a disaster"
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Misfortune
Specialized synonyms: Act Of God, Force Majeure, Inevitable Accident, Unavoidable Casualty, Vis Major, Apocalypse, Famine, Kiss Of Death, Meltdown, Plague, Visitation, Tidal Wave, Tsunami
Derivative terms: Calamitous, Cataclysmal, Cataclysmic, Disastrous, Tragic, Tragical
Definition of Calamity
1. n. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals.
Definition of Calamity
1. Noun. An event resulting in great loss. ¹
2. Noun. An event implying a degree of awkwardness. ¹
3. Noun. The distress that results from some disaster. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calamity
1. a grievous misfortune [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calamity
Literary usage of Calamity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1879)
"If unintentional, such danger, when it is converted into actual mischief, takes
the name of a calamity : offences, productive of such danger, may be styled ..."
2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1808)
"... of the Harbour—An awful calamity— Reflexions. The entrance of the harbour is
narrow and dangerous, being fenced on each fide by a range of precipices. ..."
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