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Calamity vs Cataract - What's the difference?

calamity | cataract |

As nouns the difference between calamity and cataract

is that calamity is an event resulting in great loss while cataract is (obsolete) a waterspout.

calamity

English

Noun

(calamities)
  • An event resulting in great loss.
  • The distress that results from some disaster.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
    • They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.

    Synonyms

    *nakba

    cataract

    English

    (wikipedia cataract)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A waterspout
  • A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
    • ''The cataracts on the Nile helped compartiment Upper Egypt
  • A flood of water (rfex)
  • An overwhelming downpour or rush
    • ''His cataract of eloquence
  • (pathology) A disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1999 , author=J J Gallo, J Busby-Whitehead, W Reichel, P V Rabins, R A Silliman , title=Reichel's care of the elderly , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=563 , passage=Rarely, a dense, swollen neglected cataract precipitates an angle-closure glaucoma.}}

    Derived terms

    * cataractal