Bad news
Calamity
Calamity noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Bad news and calamity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad news" instead a noun "Calamity".
Nearby Words: calamitous, calamitously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and bad news
- trouble and calamity
- trial and bad news
- trial and calamity
- distress and bad news
- distress and calamity
- difficulty and bad news
- difficulty and calamity
- misfortune and bad news
- misfortune and calamity
- disaster and bad news
- disaster and calamity
- affliction and bad news
- affliction and calamity
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Calamity and Bad news. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_news/calamity
Bad news & Calamity. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_news/calamity>.
Calamity or Bad news. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_news/calamity.
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