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distress(noun, difficulty, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
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dole(shock, burden, cross, failure, disaster)
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dolor(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
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embarrassment(noun, awkward)
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gaffe
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hardship(noun, blow, difficulty, cross, failure)
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inconvenience(noun, trouble, blow, burden, cross)
2
infliction(noun, disaster, adversity, calamity, upheaval)
2
predicament(noun, awkward)
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quarrel(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, clash)
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run-in(noun, dispute, disagreement, argument, quarrel)
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setback(noun, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
2
tribulation(noun, disaster, trial, adversity, calamity)
2
wreck(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
1
agony(noun, adversity)
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anachronism
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annoyance(blow, burden, cross, failure, disaster)
1
anxiety(blow, burden, cross, failure, disaster)
1
backset
1
bad break(expression, blow, difficulty, cross, failure)
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