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Definition calamity in American English

calamity noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/kəˈlæməti/
1

an event that causes serious damage, or causes a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire

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1.1

used humorously about something that is annoying but not really serious

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Definition calamity in American English