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calamity

English

Etymology

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamit?s (“loss, damage; disaster”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??læm?ti/
  • Hyphenation: ca?lam?i?ty

Noun

calamity (plural calamities)

  1. An event resulting in great loss.
  2. 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)[1]
      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.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:disaster

Related terms

  • calamitous

Translations

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upheaval

English

Etymology

From upheave +? -al.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?p?hi.v?l/
  • Hyphenation: up?heav?al

Noun

upheaval (countable and uncountable, plural upheavals)

  1. change, from one state to another
  2. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
  3. A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

Synonyms

  • seismic shift

Translations

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