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washout(noun, person, decline, ruin, defeat)
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disaster(noun, drop, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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error(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, wrong)
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fizzle(noun, verb, defeat, blow, hindrance)
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lapse(noun, drop, disregard, fall, decrease)
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lemon(noun, person, decline, ruin, defeat)
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loss(noun, break, drop, trouble, check)
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deficiency(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, weakness)
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destruction(noun, break, drop, end, check)
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deterioration(noun, drop, end, decline, increase)
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frustration(noun, upset, decline, ruin, defeat)
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inadequacy(noun, decline, ruin, weakness, skill)
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lack(noun, break, ruin, defeat, block)
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overthrow(noun, upset, break, drop, end)
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fault(noun, ruin, slip, weakness, collapse)
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insufficiency(noun, weakness, skill, mistake, lack)
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nonperformance(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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also-ran(noun, person, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
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bomb(noun, person, decline, ruin, slang)
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bust(noun, drop, person, decline, ruin)
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