Home › Words › F › fiscalamityfiscalamityfiscalamity means an economic or budgetary crisis, especially one attributed to poor fiscal management by a government.EtymologyBlend of fiscal + calamity.nounAn economic or budgetary crisis, especially one attributed to poor fiscal management by a government.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fiscalize 61% match — To make fiscal. vs fiscalamity →fiscally 60% match — In a fiscal manner; concerning finance vs fiscalamity →fiscality 59% match — All matters concerning taxation vs fiscalamity →fiscalist 57% match — An adherent of fiscalism, one who believes that fiscal policy should function as the macroeconomic stabiliser. vs fiscalamity →calamity 55% match — An event resulting in great loss. vs fiscalamity →disastrophe 52% match — A disastrous catastrophe. vs fiscalamity →spendocracy 52% match — A government supporting excessive spending. vs fiscalamity →crumenal 52% match — A purse. vs fiscalamity →