| ill fortune(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune, setback) |
| tough luck(expression, blow, difficulty, cross, miserable) |
| accident(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial) |
| adversity(noun, blow, difficulty, cross, failure) |
| afflicted(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful) |
| affliction(difficulty, disaster, trial, hardship, misfortune) |
| annoyance(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial) |
| anxiety(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial) |
| bad charge(noun, expression, drag, misfortune, frame-up) |
| bad luck(noun, expression, break, difficulty, disaster) |
| bad news(expression, blow, cross, failure, disaster) |
| behind eight ball(expression, miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate) |
| blow(cross, failure, disaster, trial, hardship) |
| bum deal(noun, drag, misfortune) |
| bum rap(noun, accusation) |
| bummer(difficulty, drag, hardship, misfortune) |
| burden(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial) |
| calamitous(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful) |
| calamity(blow, difficulty, cross, failure, disaster) |
| can of worms(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |