n.大灾难,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
calamity (noun)1.
a state of deep distress or caused by major misfortune or loss - misery
2.
a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting and suffering - distress calamities of nature an economic calamity
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
calamity (noun)a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
SYNONYMS:
apocalypse, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle ( débâcle), tragedyRELATED WORDS:
bloodbath, collapse, crash, meltdown; Armageddon, doomsday, end-time; convulsion, paroxysm, upheaval; accident, casualty, fatality; misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap; blast, blow, double whammy, one-two ( one-two punch)NEAR ANTONYMS:
godsend, manna, windfall