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disaster(noun, upset, trouble, help, change)
33
calamity(noun, action, upset, trouble, act)
31
misfortune(noun, action, upset, trouble, act)
20
mishap(noun, action, upset, trouble, act)
16
adversity(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, evil)
15
trouble(noun, change, ruin, defeat, damage)
14
misery(noun, trouble, ruin, wrong, blow)
12
affliction(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
12
reverse(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
12
distress(noun, trouble, pain, collapse)
9
hardship(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
9
trial(noun, trouble, change, ruin, defeat)
8
bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, defeat)
7
contretemps(noun, blow, cross, disaster)
6
sorrow(noun, trouble, wrong, harm)
6
suffering(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, harm)
4
bummer(noun, trouble, pain, situation)
3
downer(noun, trouble, shock, pain)
2
crunch(noun, trouble, change, blow)
2
destitution(noun, trouble, hurt, defeat, fall)
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