CALAMITIES Synonyms

• a state of misfortune or affliction

• a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event

• a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

• a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

• a cause of great suffering and distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a state of acute pain

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

• a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

• a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

• an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

• a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

• an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

• an evil spell

• something causing misery or death

• a severe affliction

• utter obscenities or profanities

• heap obscenities upon

• wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

• exclude from a church or a religious community

• a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

• an act that has disastrous consequences

• a state of misfortune or affliction

• something hard to endure

• something that causes or entails suffering

• inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• a feeling of intense unhappiness

• unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

• an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

• a severe or trying experience

• a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

• a solemn pledge of fidelity

• give to in marriage

• promise solemnly and formally

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

• drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

• the act of testing something

• trying something to find out about it

• the act of undergoing testing

• (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

• (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

• an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

• an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

• a source of difficulty

• an angry disturbance

• an event causing distress or pain

• an effort that is inconvenient

• a strong feeling of anxiety

• an unwanted pregnancy

• move deeply

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed