An event; a fact; a particular incident.
Circumlocution; detail.
Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers.
The aftermath of a train crash.
Someone (especially a woman) who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin.
To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.