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English to English noun
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |  | Example: the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity the earthquake was a disaster
source: wordnet30
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Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. |  | source: webster1913
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