calamity

calamity

noun

Definition of CALAMITY

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction <this latest breakdown of the car is inconvenient, but not a calamity>

Synonyms apocalypse, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle (also d{eacute}b{acirc}cle), tragedy

Related 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 (or one-two punch)

Near Antonyms godsend, manna, windfall