CALAMITY
(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity", "the earthquake was a disaster"
synonyms : cataclysm , catastrophe , disaster , tragedyThe huge calamity that Tsunami has caused still continues to haunt the victims. -added by Aswathy_inlas
People have no control over climatic cataclysms. -added by Aswathy_inlas
However much science has progressed, there is nothing effective that can be done to prevent natural catastrophes. -added by Aswathy_inlas
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Mnemonics for calamity
(Tag: ) divide it as cal (call..)+ amity(almighty).. when you are in deep MISERY or when you face DISASTER .. you turn to the almighty..
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(Tag: ) the meaning of amity is love..........and u call for love when you are in distress or misery.......so u call-amity....its calamity
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(Tag: ) Abthul Kalam's entry of politics ia a calamity for science.
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(Tag: ) cal(sounds similar to hindi word aakal means drought)and whenever akkal aata hai it brings disaster and misery with it.
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(Tag: HINDI) calamity has "CAL".that means DISASTRE hence the meaning.
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