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calamity

[ kuh-lam-i-tee ]

noun

plural calamities.
  1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery:

    the calamity of war.



calamity

/ °ìəˈ±ô泾ɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc, distress, or misery
  2. a state or feeling of deep distress or misery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calamity1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English calamite, from Middle French, from Latin ³¦²¹±ô²¹³¾¾±³ÙÄå³Ù-, stem of ³¦²¹±ô²¹³¾¾±³ÙÄå²õ (also kadamitas ) “crop failure, disaster,†of disputed origin; often considered to be derived from calam(us) “cane, reed†+ -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity ( def ), but perhaps instead akin to columus “s²¹´Ú±ð,†¾±²Ô³¦´Ç±ô³Ü³¾¾±³ÙÄå²õ “s²¹´Ú±ð³Ù²ââ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calamity1

C15: from French ³¦²¹±ô²¹³¾¾±³Ùé, from Latin ³¦²¹±ô²¹³¾¾±³ÙÄå²õ; related to Latin incolumis uninjured
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They have acted in myopic and ruinous fashion, bringing calamity to the nation they purport to love.

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But the official view from some is that the Oval Office meeting was not a calamity.

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According to Penguin Random House, the book depicts the story of "two quarrelsome old men in Chennai, India, who experience private tragedy against the backdrop of national calamity".

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The marking for the first two goals was fairly non-existent and the third was a calamity of errors.

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Lovely to look at and accustomed to things going her way, Alex learns very quickly that life with a Dutton means nonstop adventure and calamity.

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