2
setback(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
2
tangle(noun, hindrance)
2
trouble(noun, worry, anxiety, stress, embarrassment)
2
upset
1
adverse fate(noun, expression, defeat, blow, distress)
1
adversity(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
1
baffle
1
bafflingly
1
balking
1
barrier(noun, hindrance)
1
betrayed hope
1
blasted expectation
1
blighted hope
1
block(noun, hindrance)
1
blockade(noun, hindrance)
1
blockage(noun, hindrance)
1
bottleneck(noun, hindrance)
1
brake(noun, hindrance)
1
buffet
1
bung(noun, hindrance)
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