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.
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Whenever any 'calamity' , disaster or accident occurs, their team arrives there as volunteers for relief work.
Before the oil well 'calamity' , villagers there led a peaceful life, getting along with each other in harmony.
the journey had led to 'calamity' and ruin
the fire was the latest 'calamity' to strike the area
One morning's natural 'calamity' has delivered tens of thousands of new victims.
It has shown its capacity to plan ahead and be ever ready for any 'calamity' or disaster that may beset the country.
It wasn't long before an even greater 'calamity' than sea sickness set upon them.
In the face of this 'calamity' , the puzzle remains why so many settlers moved to a place that turned out to be so inhospitable.
emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a 'calamity'
The worst economic 'calamity' to befall a family, and especially women and children, is divorce.
To the extent that the pessimism is based on fears of an election day terrorist 'calamity' , it's hard to argue with.
There were those indeed who believed this 'calamity' marked the end of the world.
Speaking of the next step, for families who have lost someone in this 'calamity' , what's the next step for them?
What new 'calamity' could be taking shape in the odd disasters of recent weeks?
Yes, this country could be devastated by terrorism, or a meteor strike, or some economic 'calamity' .
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.
After unloading, I decided it would be prudent to park in the lot rather than risk further 'calamity' .
Plan for stress, say the experts, just like you plan ahead for any 'calamity' you want to avoid.
the journey had led to 'calamity' and ruin
The areas that were most damaged by the 'calamity' is certainly back on its feet.
Earth was among the many planets destroyed in this 'calamity' , and many humans were lost also.
Which devastating 'calamity' is to come our way, hyperinflation or collapsing deflation?
Nearly every 'calamity' and malady known to humankind has a saint to look after it.
The liberation brought fresh 'calamity' and distress for those Jews who had survived the Holocaust.
The prime minister has most 'calamitously' deceived himself.
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.
It's inspired by horror movies in which the insect population is 'calamitously' augmented in size and belligerence by nuclear testing.
Nasa received data from the Spirit rover yesterday for the first time in two days, ending fears that the Mars mission may have come to a 'calamitous' halt.
And so it goes: human presence leads then to a 'calamitous' drop-off in the population of caribou.
After a 'calamitous' decline in the value two years ago, it's now more stable.
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