20 entries under adversity topic. ×

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unfortunate(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
25
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
23
unlucky(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
18
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant, terrible)
17
poor(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
4
unblest(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
3
badly off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, poor, depressed)
3
out of luck(expression, idiom, miserable, unfortunate)
3
unprosperous(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
2
ill off(verb, phrasal verb)
2
in adverse circumstances(expression, idiom)
1
behindhand
1
clouded
1
decayed
1
hoodooed
0
improsperous
0
in trouble(expression, idiom)
0
on the wane(expression, idiom)
0
under a cloud(expression, idiom)
0
undone
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