calamity
nounfeminine/kɐlɐmiˈdadɨ/medium
ca·la·mi·da·de
Definition
A great misfortune or disaster that affects a community or region; a catastrophe of large proportions.
The flood was a calamity for the entire valley.
War is always a human calamity.
Common collocations
natural calamitypublic calamityto avert a calamity
Etymology
Do latim calamitās, calamitātis.