2
nonstarter
2
nonsuccess(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
2
paroxysm(noun, fit, seizure, tremor, spasm)
2
pasting(noun, defeat, slaughter, affection, deprivation)
2
pileup(smash, crash, misfortune, hazard, setback)
2
plight(noun, trouble, change, limit, mess)
2
poverty(noun, trouble, difficulty, depression, want)
2
reversal(upset, shock, catastrophe, surprise, fiasco)
2
shame(noun, disappointment, regret)
2
sight
2
snafu
2
spasm(noun, fit, seizure, tremor)
2
temblor(disorder, disturbance, turmoil, tumult)
2
torment(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, evil)
2
torture(noun, pain, depression, sadness, gloom)
2
total loss(noun, expression, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
2
turkey(noun, failure, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
2
underachiever(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
2
unluckiness(shock, failure, catastrophe, calamity)
2
wretchedness(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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