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318 entries under noun topic. ×
| act of God(expression, idiom, ruin, catastrophe) | |
| adverse fate(expression, defeat, blow, distress) | |
| albatross(trouble, force, blow, distress) | |
| antagonism(unhelpfulness, unconstructiveness) | |
| anxiety(trouble, blow, burden, cross) | |
| asperity(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment) | |
| austerity(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment) | |
| awkwardness(trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) | |
| bad break(expression, trouble, blow, cross) | |
| bad news(expression, trouble, ruin, blow) | |
| bafflement(defeat, blow, distress, failure) | |
| barricade(trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) | |
| big problem(expression, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| bitterness(disappointment, dissatisfaction, disillusionment) | |
| bother(trouble, blow, distress, care) | |
| calvary(trouble, blow, distress, care) | |
| can of worms(expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| cantankerousness | |
| chagrin(defeat, blow, distress, failure) | |
| check(trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
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