Term: catastrophe: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: gross national product: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: radial vein: superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: pseudococcidae: scalelike insects: mealybugs
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: load: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: broadcloth: a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: debridement: surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: sand leek: European leek cultivated and used like leeks
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: government: (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: castroism: a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
Broader: adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction | Unrelated: auditory system: the sensory system for hearing