80 entries under failure topic. ×

15
bummer(noun, verb, adjective, trouble, bother)
11
drag(noun, verb, trouble, bother, defeat)
5
bust(noun, verb, drop, decline, defeat)
5
letdown(noun, blow, anxiety, low, shock)
4
blight(decline, low, shock, collapse)
4
curse(noun, shock, pain, reverse)
4
hardship(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, shock)
4
misfortune(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
4
woe(noun, distress, shock, pain, struggle)
3
adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, shock)
3
bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress)
3
calamity(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
3
catastrophe(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock, pain)
3
disaster(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, difficulty)
2
affliction(difficulty, shock, disaster, trial)
2
bad fortune(noun, expression, shock, pain)
2
blow(noun, defeat, shock, hindrance)
2
blue devils(noun, expression, low, collapse)
2
blue funk(noun, expression, anxiety, low, shock)
2
depression(noun, shock, sorrow, melancholy)
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