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