2 words match “calamity”

• calamity noun

  a terrible event that causes great damage or suffering

  Dropping the wedding cake would have been a calamity, but the baker caught it just in time.

  Like disaster, catastrophe, tragedy

• catastrophe noun

  a sudden event that causes very great damage or suffering

  Losing the plane tickets would have been a catastrophe, so Dad checked his bag three times.

  Like disaster, calamity, cataclysm