The earthquake was a terrible calamity.
地震是一场可怕的灾难。
The flood was the worst calamity the town had ever seen.
这场洪水是小镇有史以来最严重的灾难。
Losing the house keys felt like a calamity at the time.
当时弄丢家门钥匙感觉像是天大的灾难。
Early warnings helped the city avoid a calamity.
预警帮助这座城市避免了一场灾难。
Choose the best synonym for the word: Calamity
A — Disaster. “calamity” means n. disaster catastrophe tragedy
The sudden flash flood was a ______ that destroyed the entire year's harvest.
D — calamity. “calamity” means n. disaster catastrophe tragedy
calamity — n. disaster catastrophe tragedy. In Chinese: 灾难，不幸.
calamity is pronounced /kəˈlæməti/. It breaks into 4 syllables: ca · lam · i · ty.
“calamity” means disaster catastrophe tragedy. Examples: (1) The earthquake was a terrible calamity. (2) The flood was the worst calamity the town had ever seen. (3) Losing the house keys felt like a calamity at the time. (4) Early warnings helped the city avoid a calamity.
disaster, catastrophe — all close in meaning to calamity (n. disaster catastrophe tragedy).
Yes. calamity appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
calam（calamity）+ ity→ disaster, misfortune.