English to English noun
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | | Example: the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity the earthquake was a disaster
source: wordnet30
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | | source: wordnet30
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A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life. | | source: webster1913
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