calamity

calamity is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals.

[2] A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise. Burke. Where`er I came I brought calamity. Tennyson.

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