2
tough luck(noun, expression, trouble, blow, difficulty)
2
toughness(noun, difficulty, hardness)
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trickiness(noun, difficulty, complication, complexity, intricacy)
2
undoing(noun, ruin, catastrophe, downfall, tragedy)
2
unfortunateness(noun, luck)
2
unhappiness(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
2
untowardness(noun, luck)
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visitation(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
2
wearying(noun, difficulty)
1
act of God(noun, expression, idiom, ruin, catastrophe)
1
adverse
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adverse fate(noun, expression, defeat, blow, distress)
1
adversities
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afflictions
1
albatross(noun, trouble, force, blow, distress)
1
antagonism(noun, unhelpfulness, unconstructiveness)
1
anxiety(noun, trouble, blow, burden, cross)
1
asperity(noun, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
1
austerity(noun, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
1
awkwardness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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