English Explanatory Dictionary

calamity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An event resulting in great loss.
  2. The distress that results from some disaster.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlæmɪti/ en-us-calamity.ogg

Word forms

calamity calamities

Etymology

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).

Related words

calamitous calamitously

Derived words

calamitist calamity howler fiscalamity
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