157 entries under defeat topic. ×

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fall(noun, break, drop, end, check)
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setback(noun, break, trouble, check, ruin)
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slip(noun, drop, ruin, fall)
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letdown(noun, drop, decline, blow)
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trouble(noun, health, upset, ruin)
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bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, ruin)
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bummer(noun, blow, hindrance, flop)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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undoing(noun, upset, trouble, end, ruin)
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beating(noun, upset, break, check)
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blow(noun, break, trouble, check, ruin)
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misadventure(noun, trouble, decline, ruin)
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mistake(noun, blow, slip, fault)
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nonsuccess(noun, break, check, decline, ruin)
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adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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dissatisfaction(noun, blow, distress, depression)
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faux pas(noun, expression, idiom, decline, ruin)
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mishap(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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rejection(noun, failing, relationships, withdrawal)
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thrashing(noun, break, check, fall)
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