143 entries under catastrophe topic. ×

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misfortune(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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rout(noun, upset, break, check, decline)
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waterloo(noun, ruin, defeat, fall, shock)
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bum(noun, person, bomb, disappointment)
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derelict(noun, person, bomb, disappointment)
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dissolution(noun, break, drop, defeat, fall)
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flash in the pan(noun, expression, idiom, decline, ruin)
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insolvent(noun, person, bomb, disappointment)
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misery(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
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misstep(noun, move, decline, ruin, slip)
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prodigal(noun, person, bomb, disappointment)
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reverse(noun, break, check, decline, ruin)
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rupture(noun, break, decline, ruin, halt)
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smash(noun, ruin, defeat, slip, collapse)
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stoppage(noun, break, decline, ruin, halt)
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tragedy(noun, ruin, blow, cross, disaster)
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underachiever(noun, person, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
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affliction(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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beat(noun, person, informal, bomb, disappointment)
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born loser(noun, expression, person, bomb, disappointment)
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