calamity
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definition
noun
the fire was the latest calamity to strike the area
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
example
After unloading, I decided it would be prudent to park in the lot rather than risk further 'calamity' .
One morning's natural 'calamity' has delivered tens of thousands of new victims.
Nearly every 'calamity' and malady known to humankind has a saint to look after it.
emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a 'calamity'
It wasn't long before an even greater 'calamity' than sea sickness set upon them.
Whenever any 'calamity' , disaster or accident occurs, their team arrives there as volunteers for relief work.
The liberation brought fresh 'calamity' and distress for those Jews who had survived the Holocaust.
the fire was the latest 'calamity' to strike the area
In the face of this 'calamity' , the puzzle remains why so many settlers moved to a place that turned out to be so inhospitable.
The areas that were most damaged by the 'calamity' is certainly back on its feet.
Which devastating 'calamity' is to come our way, hyperinflation or collapsing deflation?
the journey had led to 'calamity' and ruin
the journey had led to 'calamity' and ruin
Speaking of the next step, for families who have lost someone in this 'calamity' , what's the next step for them?
There were those indeed who believed this 'calamity' marked the end of the world.
It has shown its capacity to plan ahead and be ever ready for any 'calamity' or disaster that may beset the country.
The worst economic 'calamity' to befall a family, and especially women and children, is divorce.
What new 'calamity' could be taking shape in the odd disasters of recent weeks?
Plan for stress, say the experts, just like you plan ahead for any 'calamity' you want to avoid.
The skipper was experienced and had faced worse seas before and so sudden was the 'calamity' which overwhelmed him that he was unable to send out a Mayday call.
To the extent that the pessimism is based on fears of an election day terrorist 'calamity' , it's hard to argue with.
Earth was among the many planets destroyed in this 'calamity' , and many humans were lost also.
Yes, this country could be devastated by terrorism, or a meteor strike, or some economic 'calamity' .
Before the oil well 'calamity' , villagers there led a peaceful life, getting along with each other in harmony.
It was the one place in all the world where our 'calamitously' scattered and tormented family could be together, in a cobbled and more or less cheerful mosaic.
The television network was forced, 'calamitously' , to admit that the memos at the heart of the story were probably forged.
While 'calamitous' , fires do and can have a positive outcome.
In sundry sports, and not least in rugby, there are 'calamitous' defeats in which even the best players go down with the ship.
If there is to be a winner, it could be the result of a 'calamitous' error or disastrous lack of discipline.
Closing your eyes to all the other possibilities always is dangerous - and potentially 'calamitous' .
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