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calamity
noun
ca·lam·i·ty kə-ˈla-mə-tē 
plural calamities
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Twenty two years passed. Twenty-two years of excellent health and the boundless self-assurance that flows from being fit—twenty-two years spared the adversary that is illness and the calamity that waits in the wings. 
Phillip Roth, Everyman, 2006 A resentment born of the suspicion that all along the media were up to their usual tricks, hyping a national calamity to the max in order to make us buy more copies and tune into TV specials … Christopher Buckley, Time, 29 Nov. 1999 In the wake of this year's unending calamities, there has been renewed discussion of the need for an international rapid deployment force that can kick down doors to help victims of disasters. Kathleen Hunt, New York Times Magazine, 28 July 1991 floods, earthquakes, and other calamities He predicted calamity for the economy.
Phillip Roth, Everyman, 2006 A resentment born of the suspicion that all along the media were up to their usual tricks, hyping a national calamity to the max in order to make us buy more copies and tune into TV specials … Christopher Buckley, Time, 29 Nov. 1999 In the wake of this year's unending calamities, there has been renewed discussion of the need for an international rapid deployment force that can kick down doors to help victims of disasters. Kathleen Hunt, New York Times Magazine, 28 July 1991 floods, earthquakes, and other calamities He predicted calamity for the economy. Recent Examples on the Web Candy's five episodes slowly reveal the lead-up to this violent calamity — a classic cul-de-sac saga involving infidelity, isolation, and a church-going community where everyone is technically happy, but no one is truly fulfilled. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 May 2022 The new film features a global calamity, a governmental cover-up, a conspiracy theorist shouting in everyone’s face, a last-ditch space mission, and a lot of family drama unfolding on Earth while fiery rocks rain from the sky. David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 In both novels, young men and women hold out in the countryside (a villa outside Florence/a Midwest retreat center) and divert themselves from a raging calamity (the Black Death/climate collapse) by telling stories. John Hildebrand, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2022 Many of the women have been exiled after being blamed for a natural calamity, a mishap, or an illness. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2021 The countries hardest-hit by the current inflationary spike — such as Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and the Kyrgyz Republic — have few resources left to battle the latest calamity. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Group #3 is the Russia crew—Joyce, Hopper, Murray, Enzo and Yuri—who are all part of Hopper’s rescue and the calamity at the Russian prison. Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2022 The unfolding calamity comes on top of two years of upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, off-and-on shutdowns and supply chain snarls. New York Times, 2 July 2022 Poor women particularly will confront the calamity of unwanted pregnancies, with greater expenses, distances and logistics. Carol Sanger, CBS News, 26 June 2022 See More
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 May 2022 The new film features a global calamity, a governmental cover-up, a conspiracy theorist shouting in everyone’s face, a last-ditch space mission, and a lot of family drama unfolding on Earth while fiery rocks rain from the sky. David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 In both novels, young men and women hold out in the countryside (a villa outside Florence/a Midwest retreat center) and divert themselves from a raging calamity (the Black Death/climate collapse) by telling stories. John Hildebrand, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2022 Many of the women have been exiled after being blamed for a natural calamity, a mishap, or an illness. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2021 The countries hardest-hit by the current inflationary spike — such as Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and the Kyrgyz Republic — have few resources left to battle the latest calamity. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Group #3 is the Russia crew—Joyce, Hopper, Murray, Enzo and Yuri—who are all part of Hopper’s rescue and the calamity at the Russian prison. Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2022 The unfolding calamity comes on top of two years of upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, off-and-on shutdowns and supply chain snarls. New York Times, 2 July 2022 Poor women particularly will confront the calamity of unwanted pregnancies, with greater expenses, distances and logistics. Carol Sanger, CBS News, 26 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English calamytey, from Latin calamitat-, calamitas; perhaps akin to Latin clades destruction
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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