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abyss(noun, collapse, catastrophe, upheaval, cataclysm)
7
blight(noun, trouble, ruin, shock, burden)
7
plague(noun, trouble, ruin, burden, misery)
6
bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, ruin)
6
crash(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, crack)
6
defeat(noun, drop, trouble, hurt, ruin)
6
pain(noun, damage, evil, harm, distress)
6
bust(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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crisis(noun, limit, shame, situation, extreme)
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damage(noun, disorder, defeat, harm, pain)
6
suffering(noun, trouble, damage, harm, difficulty)
5
contretemps(noun, difficulty, shock, failure, awkward)
5
collision(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, hazard)
5
overthrow(noun, drop, disorder, defeat, decrease)
5
Cancer(noun, magic, adversity, spell, affliction)
5
agony(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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bad fortune(noun, expression, pain, failure, bad feelings)
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bad news(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, depression)
5
bale(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, catastrophe)
5
bummer(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
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