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has gloss(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
disaster, cataclysm, calamity, catastrophe, tragedy
lexicalizationeng: calamity
lexicalizationeng: cataclysm
lexicalizationeng: catastrophe
lexicalizationeng: disaster
lexicalizationeng: tragedy
subclass of(noun) unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
misfortune, bad luck
has subclass(noun) a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, act of God, unavoidable casualty
has subclass(noun) a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
apocalypse
has subclass(noun) a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
famine
has subclass(noun) something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"
kiss of death
has subclass(noun) a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"
meltdown
has subclass(noun) any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
plague
has subclass(noun) any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"
visitation
has subclass(noun) an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
tidal wave
has subclass(noun) a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
tsunami
has subclasse/Shakespearean tragedies
Meaning
Afrikaans
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Arabic
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Standard Arabic
lexicalizationarb: مأساة
lexicalizationarb: مصيبة
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Asturian
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Bengali
lexicalizationben: দুর্যোগ
Bosnian
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Breton
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Bulgarian
lexicalizationbul: нещастие
lexicalizationbul: бедствие
lexicalizationbul: злополука
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Catalan
lexicalizationcat: calamitat
lexicalizationcat: catàstrofe
lexicalizationcat: tragèdia
Czech
lexicalizationces: katastrofa
lexicalizationces: neštěstí
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Mandarin Chinese
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Crimean Tatar
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Danish
lexicalizationdan: katastrofe
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German
lexicalizationdeu: Katastrophe
lexicalizationdeu: Unglück
lexicalizationdeu: Naturkatastrophe
lexicalizationdeu: Kataklysmus
lexicalizationdeu: Tragödie
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Modern Greek (1453-)
lexicalizationell: καταστροφή
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Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: katastrofo
lexicalizationepo: kataklismo
lexicalizationepo: tragedio
lexicalizationepo: malfeliĉo
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Estonian
lexicalizationest: katastroof
Basque
lexicalizationeus: tragedia
Persian
lexicalizationfas: آفت
Finnish
lexicalizationfin: suurvahinko
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French
lexicalizationfra: catastrophe
lexicalizationfra: catastrophe naturelle
lexicalizationfra: désastre
lexicalizationfra: tragédie
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Gilbertese
lexicalizationgil: kabuanibai
Galician
lexicalizationglg: traxedia
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Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Haitian
lexicalizationhat: kalamite
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Serbo-Croatian
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Hebrew
lexicalizationheb: אסון
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Hiligaynon
lexicalizationhil: distresa
Hindi
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Croatian
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Hungarian
lexicalizationhun: katasztrófa
lexicalizationhun: csapás
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Armenian
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Indonesian
lexicalizationind: bencana
Icelandic
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Italian
lexicalizationita: catastrofe
lexicalizationita: cataclisma
lexicalizationita: calamità
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Japanese
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Georgian
lexicalizationkat: კატაკლიზმი
lexicalizationkat: კატასტროფა
lexicalizationkat: უბედურება
Korean
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Latin
lexicalizationlat: calamitas
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Latvian
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Marathi
lexicalizationmar: संकट
Macedonian
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Dutch
lexicalizationnld: catastrofe
lexicalizationnld: cataclysme
lexicalizationnld: ramp
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Norwegian Bokmål
lexicalizationnob: katastrofe
Norwegian
lexicalizationnor: katastrofe
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Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalizationoci: catastròfa
lexicalizationoci: cataclisme
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Iranian Persian
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Piemontese
lexicalizationpms: calamità
Polish
lexicalizationpol: katastrofa
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Portuguese
lexicalizationpor: cataclismo
lexicalizationpor: catástrofe
lexicalizationpor: tragédia
lexicalizationpor: calamidade
lexicalizationpor: catástrofes
lexicalizationpor: desastre
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Moldavian
lexicalizationron: tragedie
lexicalizationron: catastrofă
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Russian
lexicalizationrus: несчастье
lexicalizationrus: бедствие
lexicalizationrus: бедствия
lexicalizationrus: стихийное бедствие
Slovak
lexicalizationslk: nešťastie
lexicalizationslk: katastrofa
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Slovenian
lexicalizationslv: katastrofa
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Castilian
lexicalizationspa: cataclismo
lexicalizationspa: tragedia
lexicalizationspa: catástrofe
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Swahili (macrolanguage)
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Swedish
lexicalizationswe: katastrof
lexicalizationswe: olycka
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Thai
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Turkish
lexicalizationtur: felaket
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Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: лихо
lexicalizationukr: нещастя
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Urdu
lexicalizationurd: آفت
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Vietnamese
lexicalizationvie: tai hoạ
Vlaams
lexicalizationvls: catastroof
Classical Armenian
lexicalizationxcl: եղեռն
Chinese
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