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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 and calumny both start with cal, but their meanings and usage are very different.
- Calamity is about an event causing great harm or suffering, think of the word clamor—it's loud, just like the impact of a disaster.
- Calumny is about making false statements to damage someones reputation, you can associate it with column' since in history, damaging articles might be written in columns in newspapers.
- Remember, calamity ends with ity—think of words like gravity or severity that imply a significant state of being.
- Calumny ends with mny, which can remind you of many untruths being spread.
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