| nonperformance(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| nonsuccess(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| overthrow(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| rout(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| rupture(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| sinking ship(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat) |
| stalemate(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| stoppage(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| total loss(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat) |
| turkey(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| washout(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, blow) |
| wreck(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| also-ran(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown) |
| annus mirabilis |
| bankrupt(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown) |
| beat(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown) |
| bitter pill(noun, expression, defeat, blow, failure) |
| blind alley(noun, expression, defeat, blow, failure) |
| blunder(noun, defeat, blow, failure, mistake) |
| born loser(noun, expression, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe) |