Calamity – Word of the Day for IELTS Speaking and Writing

Calamity – Word of the Day for IELTS Speaking and Writing

Calamity (noun) /kəˈlæməti/

[countable, uncountable]

Definition: an event that causes great damage to people’s lives, property, etc.

Synonyms: catastrophe, disaster, adversity, tribulation

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Collocations : 

1. Adj: severe, major, great, dreadful
2. Verb: suffer, experience

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Examples :

• Japan suffered severe calamities from a terrible earthquake which completely flattened the whole capital city several years ago.
• The calamity caused by the economic crisis was dreadful.