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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

trouble go
an event causing distress or pain

misfortune, bad luck go
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

disaster, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

noun.event

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act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty go
a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
apocalypse go
a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
famine go
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
kiss of death go
something that is ruinous
meltdown go
a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
plague go
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
visitation go
any disaster or catastrophe
tidal wave go
an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
tsunami go
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption