ILL-BEINGS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

ill-beings

noun

plural of ill-being

as in calamities

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There have been few comments about improvements or calamities, other than the usual notes that battery life was reduced immediately after installation, which is commonplace.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026

Definition of calamities

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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026

Definition of miseries

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