Calamity

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/kəlˈæmətiː/ · कलैमिटी

Meaning

An event that causes great damage to people's lives, property, etc./A disaster or misfortune

हिंदी अर्थ

विपत्ति, भारी क्षति और दुख देने वाली घटना

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
CatastropheDisasterTragedyAdversityDebacle
Example sentences

The flood was a calamity for the whole belt.

A small calamity taught them to keep copies.

Daily use: Baadh ek calamity thi.

Word forms
Calamity nCalamitous adjCalamitously adv
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Ca-la-mi-ty को ऐसे बोलिए: 'कल आई, सब मिटा गई।' जो अचानक आए और घर, जान-माल सब मिटा जाए, वही calamity है।

Break CA-LA-MI-TY into Hindi 'kal aa, mit gayi' — it came yesterday and wiped everything out. A calamity arrives suddenly and destroys lives and property.

Exam note

Calamity के synonym catastrophe, disaster, cataclysm, debacle और adversity हैं; blessing और boon इसके antonym हैं।

Catastrophe, disaster, cataclysm, debacle and adversity are the usual synonyms; blessing and boon are the antonyms.

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