Unheil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- calamity noun A serious event that causes great damage, suffering, or loss.
- catastrophe noun A sudden, large-scale disaster with severe consequences.
- disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
- mischief noun Playful behaviour that causes minor trouble or annoyance, without real malice.
- misfortune noun Bad luck, or an unlucky event.
Senses
Unheil is used for these senses in English:
- calamity An event resulting in great loss.
- catastrophe Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- disaster An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- mischief (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- mischief (uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
- misfortune (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.