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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)
23
trouble(noun, ruin, blow, distress)
22
disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, evil)
22
misery(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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calamity(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, blow)
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trial(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, evil)
20
woe(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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suffering(noun, trouble, hurt, blow, harm)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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tribulation(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
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ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
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grief(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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torment(noun, trouble, worry, distress)
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bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, break, trouble)
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ill fortune(noun, expression, situation, misfortune)
5
burden(noun, trouble, blow, distress)
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