3
blight(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
3
blunder
3
check(hindrance, adversity)
3
clash(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel)
3
misery(noun, difficulty, disaster, trial, hardship)
3
reverse(blow, difficulty, cross, failure, disaster)
3
set-back
3
shock(failure, disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
3
trouble(noun, difficulty, disaster, trial, hardship)
3
woe(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
2
altercation(noun, argument, quarrel, squabble, confrontation)
2
bane(noun, adversity)
2
burden(noun, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
2
cataclysm(blow, shock, burden, cross, failure)
2
collision
2
confrontation(noun, argument, quarrel)
2
crash(disaster, calamity, upheaval)
2
curse(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
2
difference(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel)
2
difficulty(noun, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
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