37
disappointment(noun, state, feeling, distress, letdown)
28
collapse(noun, break, drop, end, check)
26
flop(noun, drop, person, decline, ruin)
23
fiasco(noun, person, decline, ruin, defeat)
23
downfall(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
20
dereliction(noun, decline, disregard, do, neglect)
18
defeat(noun, upset, break, drop, trouble)
18
breakdown(noun, break, drop, end, check)
17
decline(noun, drop, increase, ruin, fall)
16
dud(noun, person, reject, defeat, blow)
16
omission(noun, decline, ruin, disregard, do)
16
default(noun, decline, ruin, disregard, do)
16
neglect(noun, decline, disregard, do, slip)
16
ruin(noun, upset, break, drop, trouble)
15
bankruptcy(noun, drop, decline, ruin, neglect)
15
failing(noun, drop, decline, ruin, fall)
15
loser(noun, person, decline, ruin, neglect)
15
decay(noun, drop, decline, ruin, fall)
15
miscarriage(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, fault)
15
oversight(noun, disregard, neglect, slip, fault)
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