51 entries under failure topic. ×

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mischance(noun, help, blow, cross)
9
disaster(noun, difficulty, shock, awkward)
8
misadventure(noun, help, blow, cross)
8
accident(noun, help, blow, cross)
7
tragedy(noun, blow, cross, disaster)
4
adversity(noun, blow, difficulty, cross)
4
blow(noun, shock, cross, disaster)
3
affliction(noun, difficulty, shock, disaster)
3
blight(noun, shock, disaster, catastrophe)
3
reverse(blow, difficulty, cross, disaster)
3
shock(disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
3
woe(noun, shock, disaster, catastrophe)
2
burden(noun, blow, cross, disaster)
2
cataclysm(blow, shock, burden, cross)
2
curse(noun, shock, disaster, catastrophe)
2
dole(shock, burden, cross, disaster)
2
dolor(noun, shock, disaster, catastrophe)
2
hardship(noun, blow, difficulty, cross)
2
inconvenience(noun, trouble, blow, burden, cross)
2
setback(noun, blow, cross, disaster)
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