5
afflictions(noun, pains, blows, forces, ruins)
3
troubles(noun, forces, ruins, strains, demands)
2
accidents
2
calamities
2
difficulties(noun, difficulties)
2
disasters
2
hardships(noun, loads, blows, forces, ruins)
2
miseries(noun, loads, blows, ruins, failures)
2
misfortunes
2
ordeals(noun, difficulties)
1
adversity
1
blows(noun, loads, ruins, crosses, failures)
1
catastrophes
1
complexities(noun, difficulties)
1
complications(noun, difficulties)
1
curses
1
griefs
1
misadventures
1
mishaps
1
rigors(noun, loads, blows, demands, ordeals)
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