6
mistake(noun, defeat, blow, slip, fault)
6
nonsuccess(noun, break, check, decline, ruin)
6
weakness(noun, ruin, slip, collapse, skill)
5
adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
5
damp squib(noun, expression, disappointment, flop, disillusionment)
5
disregard(noun, neglect, slip, mistake, breach)
5
dissatisfaction(noun, defeat, blow, distress, depression)
5
faux pas(noun, expression, idiom, decline, ruin)
5
frailty(noun, slip, weakness, skill, fault)
5
inadvertence(noun, disregard, slip, breach, lapse)
5
ineffectiveness(noun, weakness, skill, injury, shortcoming)
5
laxness(noun, disregard, neglect, carelessness, negligence)
5
mess(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
5
mishap(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
5
nonobservance(noun, crime, default, wrongdoing, misconduct)
5
paucity(noun, weakness, lack, failing, deficiency)
5
rejection(noun, defeat, failing, relationships, withdrawal)
5
remissness(noun, disregard, carelessness, negligence, inattention)
5
scantiness(noun, weakness, lack, failing, deficiency)
5
thrashing(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
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