Calamity

Definition of Calamity

Ca`lam´i`ty

n.	1.	Any great misfortune or cause of misery; - generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul. - W. Irving.
	2.	A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise. - Burke. Where'er I came I brought calamity. - Tennyson.

Related Words

accident, adversity, affliction, bane, blow, bugbear, burden, cataclysm, catastrophe, collapse, collision, contretemps, crack-up, crash, cross, crushing burden, curse, death, desolation, destruction, devastation, disease, evil, fatal accident, fatality, grief, grievance, harm, ill hap, infliction, misadventure, mischance, misery, mishap, nasty blow, nemesis, open wound, pest, pestilence, pileup, plague, reverse, ruination, running sore, scourge, shipwreck, shock, smash, smashup, staggering blow, thorn, torment, tragedy, trial, tribulation, vexation, violent death, visitation, woe, wreck, wretchedness

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Calamar
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Calamistration
Calamistrum
Calamite
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Calando
Calandrinia
calanthe
Calash
Calaveras skull
Calaverite
Calc-sinter
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Calc-tufa
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Calcar
Calcarate
Calcareo-argillaceous
Calcareo-bituminous
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Calcareous
Calcareous sinter
Calcareous spar

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