Noun
- 1. calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm, misfortune, bad luck
- usage: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
- 2. tragedy, drama
- usage: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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