12
washout(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
11
flop(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, failure)
11
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, pain)
10
woe(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, shock)
10
destruction(noun, drop, trouble, disorder, ruin)
10
ruin(noun, drop, trouble, decline, defeat)
10
scourge(noun, trouble, ruin, burden, misery)
9
blow(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
9
reverse(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
9
bane(noun, trouble, adversity, affliction, accident)
9
collapse(noun, drop, trouble, ruin, blow)
8
hardship(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
8
evil(noun, magic, adversity, spell, affliction)
8
fatality(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, defeat)
8
setback(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
7
debacle(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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harm(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, defeat)
7
trial(noun, trouble, change, ruin, defeat)
7
mess(noun, trouble, change, failure, situation)
7
ordeal(noun, evil, burden, depression, sadness)
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