Kalamität — meaning in English

English meaning

• calamity noun A serious event that causes great damage, suffering, or loss.
• casualty noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

Senses

Kalamität is used for these senses in English:

• calamity An event resulting in great loss.
• casualty Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

casualty — full definition

1. noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
2. noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
3. noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
4. noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

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