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calamity
ca·lam·i·ty [ kə lámmətee ] (plural ca·lam·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. disaster: a disastrous situation or event
2. distress: misery or distress resulting from a disastrous event ( archaic )

[14th century. Via French< Latin calamitas "disaster"]
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