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overestimation(noun, neglect, confusion, fault, lapse)
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overthrow(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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rout(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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rupture(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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sinking ship(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat)
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slight(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
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slip-up
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slip of tongue(noun, expression, idiom, neglect, confusion)
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snafu(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
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solecism(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
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stalemate(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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stoppage(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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total loss(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat)
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turkey(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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typographical error(noun, expression, neglect, confusion, fault)
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underestimation(noun, neglect, confusion, fault, lapse)
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washout(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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wreck(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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wrong move
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wrong step
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