Calamity
Calamity , noun
[Latin calamitas, akin to in-columis unharmed: compare French calamité]
1.
Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals.
Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.
The word calamity was first derived from calamus when the corn could not get out of the stalk.
2.
A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise.
Where'er I came I brought calamity.