calamity
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /kəˈlæmɪti/
calamity (plural calamities)
- An event resulting in great loss.
- The distress that results from some disaster.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)
- They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)
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- See also Thesaurus:disaster
- French: calamité
- German: Unheil, Kalamität
- Italian: calamità
- Portuguese: calamidade
- Russian: катастро́фа
- Spanish: calamidad
- Portuguese: calamidade
- Russian: беда́
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