бедствие — meaning in English
bedstviye
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English meaning
- adversity noun Difficult or unfortunate circumstances; hardship.
- 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.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
- scourge noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
- teen noun A person aged between thirteen and nineteen; short for teenager.
- tribulation noun Any adversity; a trying period or event.
Senses
бедствие is used for these senses in English:
- adversity (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- adversity (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
- calamity An event resulting in great loss.
- calamity The distress that results from some disaster.
- 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.
- disaster An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
- distress Serious danger.