Also means
misfortune
Usage Note
Sciagura is a strong, literary-register word for a grave disaster or catastrophe — more dramatic than disgrazia (misfortune) and more specific to sudden calamity than disastro. You will often find it in newspaper headlines: una sciagura ferroviaria (a railway disaster). Its adjective is sciagurato, meaning wretched or ill-fated.
Examples
"La sciagura ha colpito tutta la città."
Natural Translation
The disaster struck the whole city.
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