calamity

/kəˈlæmɪti/

意味: 災難

例文: Kai called mismatched socks a global calamity.
    カイは靴下の不一致を世界的災難と呼んだ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: natural calamity(自然災害), great calamity(大きな災難), economic calamity(経済的災難)

定義: 大きな不幸や災難のこと。人々や社会に大きな影響を与える出来事。自然災害や経済的な問題など、予期せぬ悪い出来事を指す。

calamityは約600,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

Noun: the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
Noun: the earthquake was a disaster

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): misfortune

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): adversity, calamity, hardship, knock, mishap, pity

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): act of god, apocalypse, famine, kiss of death, meltdown, plague, tidal wave, tsunami, visitation

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, disastrous, tragic, tragical

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): ity

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: sadness

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