Master confusing words with ease
Calamity vs. Calumny
Calamity
/kəˈlæməti/Examples:
The storm brought untold calamity to the small town.His investment led to financial calamity and bankrupted his firm.The movie depicted a series of calamities befalling the hero.
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Calumny
/ˈkæləmni/Examples:
She faced the calumny with remarkable grace and composure.His reputation suffered due to the calumny spread by rivals.Calumny can cause deep wounds that may never fully heal.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Calamity sounds like alarm, which can help you remember it refers to a disastrous event that would cause alarm or distress.
- Calumny contains the word lumny, which resembles lumen (light), hinting it can shed light on false information or lies.
- Both words start with cal, but calamity has an i, like in incident, indicating its about an event, while calumny has an u, like in untrue,' indicating it relates to falsehoods.
- Remember calamity is more about physical or situational disasters, whereas calumny is about social harm through lies.
- Think of calamity as a calamari dish getting spilled—its messy and unpleasant, whereas calumny' as a sly gossip in the back of a room.
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