Definitions for calamity
kəˈlæm ɪ ticalami·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysmnoun

   an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

   "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 7 votes

1. calamitynoun

   An event resulting in great loss.

2. calamitynoun

   An event implying a degree of awkwardness.

3. calamitynoun

   The distress that results from some disaster.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CALAMITYnoun

   Misfortune; cause of misery; distress.

   Etymology: calamitas, Lat.

   Another ill accident is drought, and the spindling of the corn, which with us is rare, but in hotter countries common; insomuch as the word calamity was first derived from calamus, when the corn could not get out of the stalk. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   Which infinite calamity shall cause
   To human life, and houshold peace confound. Par. L. b. x.

   From adverse shores in safety let her hear
   Foreign calamity, and distant war;
   Of which, great heav’n, let her no portion bear. Matthew Prior.

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1. calamity

   Calamity is an event causing great and often sudden distress or disaster, such as a flood, earthquake, or war. It often refers to an event that leads to severe loss or devastation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Calamitynoun

   any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals

2. Calamitynoun

   a state or time of distress or misfortune; misery

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1. Calamity

   Calamity is fourth album by California Pop music band The Curtains, released in 2008 on Asthmatic Kitty.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calamity

   kal-am′i-ti, n. a great misfortune: affliction.—adj. Calam′itous, making wretched, disastrous.—adv. Calam′itously, in a calamitous manner.—n. Calam′itousness, the quality of producing distress: distress: misery. [Fr. calamité—L. calamitat-em.]

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How to pronounce calamity?

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How to say calamity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calamity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calamity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of calamity in a Sentence

1. Philip Hammond:

   Our partners in the EU need to be at their pragmatic best in helping to avoid the mutual calamity of no deal; and you – and we – need to carry on explaining the implications of a no deal exit, no matter who cries 'Project Fear'.

2. Marc Fernich:

   All these actors appear to bear some responsibility for this calamity. All seem to have a share of Mr. Epsteins blood on their hands. All should be ashamed of their behavior, i call for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Epsteins death. The public needs to know exactly what happened and why and how his custodians could have let it occur. Epsteinsdeath comes two weeks after the 66-year-old was placed on suicide watch after he was found nearly unconscious in his cell with injuries to his neck.At the time, it was not clear whether the injuries were self-inflicted or from an assault. He had been taken off suicide watch before he killed himself, a person familiar with the matter told the AP.It wasnt immediately clear when he was taken off suicide watch. Jeffrey Epstein DEAD : TIMELINE OF SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AND RELATED LEGAL CASES Epstein was arrested on July 6 over the alleged sexual abuse of dozens of young girls in his Upper East Side townhouse and his waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, between 2002 and 2005 Epstein allegedly created and maintained a vast network and operation from 2002 up to and including at least 2005 that enabled him to sexually exploit and abuse dozens of underage girls in addition to paying victims to recruit other girls. Prosecutors said that victims would be escorted to a room with a massage table where they would perform massages on Epstein. At the time of Epsteins arrest, prosecutors said they found a trove of pictures of nude and seminude young women and girls at his $ 77 million Manhattan Hospital mansion. They also say additional victims have come forward since the arrest. He had pleaded not guilty and faced up to 45 years in prison if convicted. Jeffrey Epstein EPSTEINS ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM NAMED Bill Richardson, GEORGE MITCHELL IN NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS Bill Richardson deathalso comes a day after thousands of documents were unsealed Friday in connection with a defamation case against Bill Richardson alleged recruiter that revealed dozens of high-profile names including former Maine Sen. George Mitchell, ex-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has long claimed Epstein forced her to have sex with powerful men, claimed in the lawsuit that Epstein and Virginia Roberts Giuffre associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, kept Ghislaine Maxwell as a.

3. Publilius Syrus:

   Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

4. Andrew Arnold:

   The unfair targeting of MericaWear has proven to be an economic calamity.

5. Philip Hynes:

   This is the next significant miscalculation. The next will be barring certain candidates from running in District Council elections. Both will nicely inflame tensions and increase protests and actions, as that happens, the prospects for the third pending calamity will rise exponentially, postponement of District Council elections. Then it will descend into sustained chaos.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calamity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calamity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calamity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calamity
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=calamity
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=calamity
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=calamity