43
misfortune(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, blow)
28
hardship(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
27
affliction(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
25
distress(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
23
trouble(noun, ruin, blow, difficulty, distress)
22
disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, difficulty)
22
misery(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
21
calamity(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, blow)
20
trial(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
20
catastrophe(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, evil)
20
woe(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
18
suffering(noun, trouble, hurt, blow, harm)
16
difficulty(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
16
tragedy(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, blow)
15
tribulation(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
13
reverse(noun, blow, collapse, cross, failure)
12
mishap(noun, hurt, ruin, evil, collapse)
12
ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
11
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
11
curse(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, slip)
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