7
misfortune(noun, shock, pain, struggle, failure)
6
bad luck(noun, expression, shock, pain, struggle)
5
calamity(noun, shock, pain, failure, disaster)
5
disaster(noun, shock, pain, failure, catastrophe)
4
mischance(noun, shock, pain, failure, disaster)
4
tribulation(noun, pain, bad feelings, sufferings)
3
catastrophe(noun, shock, pain, failure, disaster)
3
curse(noun, shock, pain, struggle, failure)
2
distress(noun, pain, sufferings)
2
downer(noun, shock, pain, failure, disaster)
2
grief(noun, pain, sufferings)
2
hardship(noun, shock, pain, failure, disaster)
2
ill wind(noun, malevolent)
2
trouble(noun, pain, sufferings)
2
woe(noun, shock, pain, struggle, failure)
1
adversity(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
1
affliction(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
1
agony(noun, pain, sufferings)
1
bad news(noun, bad feelings)
1
bummer(noun, pain, sufferings)
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