14
mishap(noun, help, difficulty, awkward, disaster)
13
misfortune(noun, trouble, help, difficulty, awkward)
12
calamity(noun, blow, difficulty, cross, disaster)
11
mischance(noun, help, blow, cross, failure)
10
catastrophe(noun, blow, difficulty, cross, disaster)
9
disaster(noun, difficulty, shock, failure, awkward)
8
misadventure(noun, help, blow, cross, failure)
8
accident(noun, help, blow, cross, failure)
8
casualty(noun, help, disaster, trial, surprise)
8
squabble
7
tragedy(noun, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
5
disagreement(noun, dispute, argument, quarrel, clash)
4
adversity(noun, blow, difficulty, cross, failure)
4
argument(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, quarrel)
4
blow(noun, shock, cross, failure, disaster)
4
error
4
grief(noun, disaster, adversity, calamity, upheaval)
4
trial(noun, difficulty, disaster, hardship, misfortune)
3
dispute(noun, disagreement, argument, quarrel, clash)
3
affliction(noun, difficulty, shock, failure, disaster)
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