39
disappointment(noun, disenchantment, ressentiment, distress, disillusionment)
17
defeat(noun, upset, decline, ruin, blow)
17
letdown(noun, upset, defeat, blow, distress)
14
setback(noun, upset, trouble, defeat, worry)
13
failure(noun, upset, decline, ruin, defeat)
13
hindrance(noun, trouble, control, difficulty, curb)
12
foiling(noun, hindrance, disappointment, prevention, blocking)
12
annoyance(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, pain)
11
check(noun, trouble, back, blow, difficulty)
11
fizzle(noun, verb, hindrance, disappointment, prevention)
11
irritation(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, stress)
11
obstruction(noun, trouble, control, difficulty, curb)
11
impediment(noun, control, curb, restraint, hindrance)
10
dissatisfaction(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
10
bafflement(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
10
thwarting(noun, defeat, blow, overthrow, hindrance)
9
spiritual apathy
9
chagrin(noun, upset, defeat, worry, blow)
9
discouragement(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, back)
8
blow(noun, upset, defeat, curb, distress)
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