116 entries under adversity topic. ×

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defeat(noun, drop, trouble, hurt, ruin)
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bust(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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suffering(noun, trouble, damage, harm, difficulty)
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contretemps(noun, difficulty, shock, failure, awkward)
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Cancer(noun, magic, spell, affliction)
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agony(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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bad news(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, depression)
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bummer(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, depression, want, situation)
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fall(noun, drop, trouble, hurt, ruin)
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slip(noun, drop, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, evil, difficulty, distress)
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upset(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, surrender)
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comedown(noun, upset, blow, surrender, shock)
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emergency(noun, trouble, change, ruin, failure)
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burden(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, distress)
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depression(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, sadness)
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undoing(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, defeat)
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exigency(noun, trouble, change, ruin, difficulty)
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downer(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
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