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discontent(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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discouragement(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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disenchantment(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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disgruntlement(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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disillusion(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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disillusionment(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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dissatisfaction(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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distressed
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downfall(ruin, collapse, destruction, disaster, catastrophe)
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emergency(noun, trouble, ruin, harm, difficulty)
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evil eye(noun, expression, difficulty, situation, hardship)
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exigency(noun, trouble, force, ruin, strain)
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fatality(noun, disaster, calamity, upheaval)
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fix(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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fizzle
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formidability(noun, difficulty)
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frustration(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
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fussiness(noun, difficulty)
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gloom(noun, distress, depression, sadness, unhappiness)
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grimness
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