calamity

🇺🇸 /kəˈlæməti/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈlæməti/
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noun
R

A terrible and sudden event that causes a lot of damage or suffering.

The town was unprepared for the calamity that struck it.

translation

n. A terrible and sudden event that causes a lot of damage or suffering.

Word Forms

Plural calamities