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calamity vs bad luck

bad luck vs calamity

calamity and bad luck both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calamity Yes No No No
bad luck Yes No No No
As nouns, bad luck is a hypernym of calamity; that is, bad luck is a word with a broader meaning than calamity:
  • calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  • bad luck: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Other hypernyms of calamity include misfortune.
calamity (noun) bad luck (noun)
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Difference between calamity and bad luck

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