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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › calamityCalamity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CALAMITY is a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering. How to use calamity in a sentence.

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   Nov 19, 2015 · Just a note, calamity seems to always by used in the future/present tense. ie "to prevent a calamity" or "this is a calamity" but (as mikhailcazi might have inadvertently pointed out) never in the past tense ie. "it was a calamity". –

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCALAMITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CALAMITY definition: 1. a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering: 2. a serious accident or bad event…. Learn more.

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   calamity, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › calamityCALAMITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CALAMITY meaning: 1. a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering: 2. a serious accident or bad event…. Learn more.

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   Use the word calamity to describe an event that causes great harm and misery, or a general state of distress or misery: the calamity of war.

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   Is Calamity a tense?

   • I think the word calamity puts more emphasis on emotional impact on people (e.g. grief) than catastrophe does. Just a note, calamity seems to always by used in the future/present tense. ie "to prevent a calamity" or "this is a calamity" but (as mikhailcazi might have inadvertently pointed out) never in the past tense ie. "it was a calamity".

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   What does calamity mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of CALAMITY is a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering. How to use calamity in a sentence.

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   How do you use calamity in a sentence?

   • Accessed 12 Nov. 2024. loading examples... Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. Use the word calamity to describe an event that causes great harm and misery, or a general state of distress or misery: the calamity of war.

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   Where does the word 'calamity' come from?

   • The word 'calamity' is a borrowing from French calamité, which is the earliest known use of the noun in the Middle English period (1150—1500). The earliest evidence for this word is from 1490, in the writing of William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.

   calamity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What is the difference between Calamity and disaster?

   • Calamity - An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster. emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity Is the only difference between these two words is where they originated/etymology? NOTE calamity (n.)

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   Is inequality a calamity?

   • Humanity being what it is, the world remains a place of suffering and calamity. In fact inequality is one of the root causes of all our major economic, ecological, social and moral calamities. My bet is that it will produce, at most, a bump on the head, not a campaign calamity.

   CALAMITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › calamityCALAMITY - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   Master the word "CALAMITY" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.