122 entries under adversity topic. ×

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misadventure(noun, ruin, destruction, disaster, misfortune)
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paradox(noun, situation, problem, toughness)
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peril(noun, trouble, worry, want, lack)
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privation(noun, trouble, pass, distress, bar)
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strenuousness(noun, situation, problem, toughness)
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tragedy(noun, disaster, crisis)
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woe(noun, trouble, worry, blow, distress)
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bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, distress)
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bummer(noun, trouble, distress, situation, trial)
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can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, mess)
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casualty(noun, ruin, destruction, misfortune, downfall)
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contretemps(noun, hardship, misfortune)
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deadlock(noun, fix, mess, situation, bind)
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dolor(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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downer(noun, trouble, distress, situation, trial)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, want, situation)
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indigence(noun, trouble, pass, distress, failure)
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persecution(trouble, lack, torment, trial, suffering)
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poorness(noun, pass, distress, failure, want)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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