398 entries under noun topic. ×

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tribulation(distress, pain, collapse, depression)
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hardship(trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
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trial(trouble, change, ruin, defeat)
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grief(trouble, ruin, distress, slip)
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bad luck(expression, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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debacle(upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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failure(trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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abyss(collapse, disaster, upheaval, cataclysm)
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contretemps(blow, difficulty, cross, disaster)
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denouement(disaster, calamity, upheaval, completion)
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fiasco(trouble, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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havoc(disorder, situation, disaster, calamity)
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scourge(adversity, calamity, affliction, bale)
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evil(disaster, immorality, adversity, affliction)
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ruin(trouble, hurt, defeat, wrong)
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sorrow(trouble, wrong, harm, difficulty)
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suffering(trouble, hurt, wrong, harm)
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agony(distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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blight(ruin, shock, failure, destruction)
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crash(trouble, ruin, collapse, failure)
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