n. (pl. -ies) 1 a disaster, a great misfortune. 2 a adversity. b deep distress. Calamity Jane a prophet of disaster. calamitous adj. calamitously adv.
[ ME f. F calamité f. L calamitas -tatis ]
CALAMITY
Meaning of CALAMITY in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012