136 entries under hardship topic. ×

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blow(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, defeat)
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destitution(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, depression)
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worry(noun, trouble, blow, distress, cross)
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hard luck(noun, expression, idiom, blow, cross)
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anguish(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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bane(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
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bummer(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, pain)
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downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, shock)
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ill luck(noun, expression, idiom, ruin, catastrophe)
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pain(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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poverty(noun, trouble, difficulty, depression, want)
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rigor(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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setback(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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wretchedness(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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vicissitude(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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annoyance(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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care(noun, trouble, blow, distress, burden)
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clutch(noun, difficulty, situation, misfortune)
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complication(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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