calamity
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ca·lam·i·ty
(kə-lăm'ĭ-tē) 
n., pl., -ties.
n., pl., -ties.
- An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster: A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region.
- Dire distress resulting from loss or tragedy.
[Middle English calamite, from Old French, from Latin calamitās.]
Roget's Thesaurus:
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calamity
noun
- An occurrence inflicting widespread destruction and distress: cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy. See help/harm/harmless.
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calamity
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Definition: disaster; tragedy
Antonyms: advantage, blessing, boon, comfort, fortune, good fortune, good luck, happiness, joy, profit
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calamity
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
n.
A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
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calamity
IN BRIEF: A happening that brings great trouble or misery.
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped.
— Samuel Johnson (1709-1784).
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Calamity
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"Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others."
- Ambrose Bierce
"Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves."
- William Davenant
"Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Calamity is man's true touchstone."
- Beaumont and Fletcher
"Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience. You will find it a calamity."
- Samuel Johnson
"It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being, that our calamities can be borne in the manner which becomes a man."
- Henry Mackenzie
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Calamity (board game)
Calamity is a board game released by Games Workshop in 1983.
The game was co-designed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, along with Ian Livingstone and Derek Carver, with a theme based around the world of high risk insurance. It features a standard Monopoly-style playing track, although players complete the track only once per game.
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Calamity
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ulykke, jammer
Nederlands (Dutch)
ramp, onheil, calamiteit, ellende
Français (French)
n. - calamité
Deutsch (German)
n. - Unheil, Schicksalsschlag, Elend
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμφορά, καταστροφή
Português (Portuguese)
n. - calamidade (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - calamidad, desastre, desgracia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - katastrof
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灾难, 不幸事件
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 災難, 不幸事件
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不幸, 惨禍, 苦難, 惨事
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كارثه, نكبه, فاجعه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אסון, שואה
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