calamity
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[edit] Etymology
Latin clāmāre (“to shout, proclaim, declare, cry out”); Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).
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[edit] Noun
calamity (plural calamities)
- An event resulting in great loss
- An event implying a degree of awkwardness
- The distress that results from some disaster
[edit] Translations
event resulting in great loss
event that implies a degree of awkwardness