calamity
/kəˈlæməti/noun
उच्चारण कलैमटी
विपत्ति, आपदा, महाविनाश
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an event that causes great damage or suffering to many people
विपत्ति, आपदा, महाविनाश
- The earthquake of 2001 was the worst calamity in the state's history.
- Losing the harvest would be a calamity for the whole village.
- The flood was a calamity for the region.
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- Villagers rebuilt their homes after the calamity.
- The failure of the monsoon would be a calamity for farmers.
- Relief reached the calamity-hit area in a few hours.
Synonyms disaster catastrophe tragedy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a calamity (countable)
A calamity is a single terrible event and needs an article; the plural is calamities.
'Calamity' एक भयंकर घटना है और इसके साथ article आता है; बहुवचन 'calamities' है।
- The earthquake was a calamity for the whole region.
calamity + strike / befall
The verbs strike and befall are used when disaster suddenly comes to people.
जब आपदा अचानक लोगों पर आती है, तब strike और befall क्रियाएँ प्रयुक्त होती हैं।
- Calamity struck the village in the monsoon.
- A great calamity befell the family.
natural calamity
The usual collocation is natural calamity or natural disaster for floods, cyclones and earthquakes.
बाढ़, चक्रवात और भूकंप के लिए सामान्य collocation 'natural calamity' या 'natural disaster' है।
- The government gave relief to victims of natural calamities.
calamity vs catastrophe vs disaster
Calamity stresses the suffering caused; catastrophe stresses the huge scale; disaster is the common word.
'Calamity' कष्ट पर, 'catastrophe' विशाल पैमाने पर बल देता है; 'disaster' सामान्य शब्द है।
- The flood was a disaster for farmers.
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adjective + calamity
naturalterriblenationalpersonaleconomic
- The cyclone was a terrible calamity for the coast.
verb + calamity
faceavertsurvivesufferprevent
- Early warnings helped avert a greater calamity.
calamity + noun
relieffundvictimsmanagementresponse
- The calamity relief fund was released at once.
calamity + of
of warof famineof floodof fireof epidemic
- The calamity of famine hit Bengal in 1943.
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- The loss of the harvest was a calamity for the poor farmer.
फ़सल का नष्ट होना उस ग़रीब किसान के लिए एक भारी विपत्ति थी।
- Radhika's school collected clothes for flood victims after the calamity.
आपदा के बाद राधिका के विद्यालय ने बाढ़-पीड़ितों के लिए कपड़े इकट्ठे किए।
- The fire in the market was a calamity for hundreds of traders.
बाज़ार की आग सैकड़ों व्यापारियों के लिए त्रासदी थी।
- The country was unprepared for such a calamity.
देश ऐसी विपदा के लिए तैयार नहीं था।
- Failing the exam seemed like a calamity to him, but he tried again.
परीक्षा में असफल होना उसे विपत्ति लगा, पर उसने फिर प्रयास किया।
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✗ The earthquake was calamity for the town.
✓ The earthquake was a calamity for the town.
Calamity is countable here and needs the article a.
यहाँ 'calamity' countable है और इसके साथ article 'a' आवश्यक है।
✗ A calamity occurred to the village.
✓ A calamity befell the village.
Occur does not take a person as its object; use befall or strike.
'Occur' के बाद व्यक्ति या स्थान object नहीं आता; 'befall' या 'strike' प्रयोग करें।
✗ Calamities has struck the coast twice.
✓ Calamities have struck the coast twice.
Calamities is plural and needs the plural verb have.
'Calamities' बहुवचन है और इसके साथ बहुवचन क्रिया 'have' आती है।
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ca·lam·i·ty
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Natural calamities (floods, droughts, earthquakes); the National Calamity Contingency Fund.
Natural calamities (बाढ़, सूखा, भूकंप) और National Calamity Contingency Fund आता है।