Term: adversity: a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
Candidate hypernym: misfortune: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event → 1
Candidate hypernym: notonecta: type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers → 0
Candidate hypernym: east side: the side that is on the east → 0
Candidate hypernym: why: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' → 0
Candidate hypernym: catty: any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tablet: a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription → 0
Candidate hypernym: sandgrouse: pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young → 0
Candidate hypernym: brinell number: measure of the hardness of a material → 0
Candidate hypernym: semi-climber: a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine → 0
Candidate hypernym: venous pressure: the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood → 0
Candidate hypernym: sourpuss: someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression → 0