calamity

/kəˈlæmɪti/noun

A disaster that causes serious damage or loss.

Example sentences

“The flood was a calamity that destroyed hundreds of homes.”
“Losing the harvest to drought was a calamity for the small farming village.”

Slightly literary or old-fashioned; "disaster" is the neutral modern word. That dated flavor makes it useful for comic exaggeration.

Synonyms for calamity

disaster
catastrophe
tragedy
cataclysm
misfortune

Antonyms

blessing
godsend

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