calamity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈlæmɪti/ Hyphenation: ca‧lam‧i‧ty === Noun === calamity (plural calamities) An event resulting in great loss. The distress that results from some disaster. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:disaster ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== calamitous calamitously ==== Translations ====