Definition of CALAMITY

calamity

Plural: calamities

Noun

  • A disastrous event bringing great loss or misery.
  • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    • "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
  • An event resulting in great loss.
  • The distress that results from some disaster.

Examples

  • A challenge on his seven-letter word turned into a calamity, costing him his turn.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).

Scrabble Score: 15

calamity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
calamity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calamity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

calamity: valid Words With Friends Word