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bitterness
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bummer(noun, defeat, blow, failure, unpleasant)
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burden of care(expression, idiom)
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calamity(noun, defeat, blow, failure, depression)
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cankerworm of care(expression, idiom)
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care
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causticity
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crown of thorns(expression, idiom)
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downer(noun, defeat, blow, failure, unpleasant)
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downside(noun, unpleasant, unavoidable, bummer)
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drag(noun, defeat, blow, failure, mistake)
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encumbrance
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fizzle(noun, defeat, blow, failure, mistake)
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gall
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gall and wormwood(expression, idiom)
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infliction
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letdown(noun, hindrance, disappointment, disillusionment, prevention)
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misery(noun, trouble, depression, sadness, gloom)
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misfortune(noun, defeat, blow, failure, depression)
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old one-two(noun, expression, defeat, blow, failure)
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