#trouble an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
supertype: #happening__occurrence__natural_event__naturalevent an event that happens
subtype: #misfortune__bad_luck__badluck unnecessary and unforeseen trouble
subtype: #pity__shame an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
subtype: #misadventure__mishap__mischance an instance of misfortune
subtype: #accident a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
subtype: #collision an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
subtype: #fender-bender a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage
subtype: #pileup multiple collisions of vehicles
subtype: #smash-up__smashup__smash a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
subtype: #crash.accident__wreck a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
subtype: #accidental_injury__injury an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
subtype: #concussion.accidental_injury injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
subtype: #mutilation an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
subtype: #dismemberment__taking_apart the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
subtype: #shipwreck.accident__wreck an accident that destroys a ship at sea
subtype: #capsizing (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
subtype: #fatal_accident__fatalaccident__casualty an accident that causes someone to die
subtype: #near_miss an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
subtype: #derailment an accident in which a train runs off its track
subtype: #ground_loop a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
subtype: #puncture.misadventure loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
subtype: #slip.misadventure__trip an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
subtype: #spill.slip__tumble__fall a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
subtype: #collapse.misadventure a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
subtype: #cave_in__subsidence the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
subtype: #fiasco__debacle a sudden and violent collapse
subtype: #implosion.collapse a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb"
subtype: #gravitational_collapse__gravitationalcollapse the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
subtype: #crash (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
subtype: #head_crash (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
subtype: #calamity__catastrophe__disaster__tragedy__cataclysm an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
subtype: #act_of_God__force_majeure__forcemajeure__vis_major__vismajor__inevitable_accident__unavoidable_casualty__unavoidablecasualty a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
subtype: #apocalypse a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
subtype: #kiss_of_death something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"
subtype: #plague.calamity any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
subtype: #adversity a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event: "a period marked by adversities"
subtype: #hardship something that causes or entails suffering: "I cannot thinking it a hardship that more more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"
subtype: #knock a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"
subtype: #affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
subtype: #calvary__martyrdom any experience that causes intense suffering
subtype: #tribulation__trial__visitation an annoying or frustrating event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
subtype: #fire.tribulation a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
subtype: #curse__torment a severe affliction
subtype: #attack a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
subtype: #anxiety_attack__anxietyattack a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic
subtype: #ictus__ictu__seizure__raptus a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
subtype: #convulsion violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
subtype: #clonus convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
subtype: #epileptic_seizure__epilepticseizure convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness
subtype: #grand_mal__grandmal__generalized_seizure__generalizedseizure__epilepsia_major__epilepsiamajor a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
subtype: #petit_mal__petitmal__epilepsia_minor__epilepsiaminor a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
subtype: #focal_seizure__focalseizure transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
subtype: #raptus_hemorrhagicus seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
subtype: #touch.attack__spot a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
subtype: #apoplexy__stroke__cerebrovascular_accident__cerebrovascularaccident__CVA a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
subtype: #ischemic_stroke__ischaemic_stroke__ischaemicstroke the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
subtype: #hemorrhagic_stroke__hemorrhagicstroke__haemorrhagic_stroke stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
subtype: #paroxysm__fit a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"
subtype: #hysterics__hysteric an attack of hysteria
subtype: #occlusion closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
subtype: #laryngospasm a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs
subtype: #embolism occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
subtype: #air_embolism__airembolism__aeroembolism__gas_embolism__gasembolism obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
subtype: #fat_embolism__fatembolism serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver
subtype: #pulmonary_embolism__pulmonaryembolism blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
subtype: #thromboembolism occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus
subtype: #thrombosis the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
subtype: #cerebral_thrombosis a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein
subtype: #coronary_thrombosis__coronary obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
subtype: #milk_leg__white_leg__whiteleg__phlegmasia_alba_dolens painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
subtype: #phlebothrombosis__venous_thrombosis thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood
subtype: #coronary_occlusion occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
subtype: #heart_attack__heartattack a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
subtype: #bane__curse__scourge__nemesis__nemesi something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
subtype: #embarrassment.trouble some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
subtype: #hell.trouble__blaze a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
subtype: #onslaught a sudden and severe onset of trouble
subtype: #scandal__outrage a disgraceful event
subtype: #Watergate_scandal__Watergate a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
subtype: #interference__noise__disturbance electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
subtype: #background_signal__background extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
subtype: #background_noise__ground_noise extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
subtype: #surface_noise__surfacenoise noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record
subtype: #background_radiation radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
subtype: #crosstalk__XT the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
subtype: #fadeout a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances
subtype: #jitter small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
subtype: #atmospheric_static__atmosphericstatic__static__atmospherics a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference
subtype: #radio_noise__radionoise static at radio wavelengths
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