8
rout(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
8
whipping(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
7
abyss(noun, collapse, disaster, catastrophe, upheaval)
7
washout(noun, ruin, surrender, collapse, failure)
6
licking(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
5
calamity(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
5
fall(noun, verb, break, end, check)
5
shipwreck(noun, ruin, collapse, crash, mess)
5
slaughter(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
5
smashup(noun, ruin, collapse, failure, money)
5
walloping
4
casualty(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
4
cataract(disaster, catastrophe, upheaval, deluge, river)
4
defeasance(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
4
dud(noun, failure)
4
havoc(noun, destruction, disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
4
miscarriage(noun, failure)
4
revolution(noun, change, revolt, uprising, rebellion)
4
shellacking(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
4
tragedy(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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