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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

affliction go
a cause of great suffering and distress

attack
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

noun.state

9 Subcategories

anxiety attack go
a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic
flare go
a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
seizure, raptus, ictus go
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
touch, spot go
a slight attack of illness
stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA go
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
fit, convulsion, paroxysm go
a sudden uncontrollable attack
hysterics go
an attack of hysteria
occlusion go
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
heart attack go
a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function