6
hardship(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock, burden)
5
adversity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, shock)
2
affliction(trouble, difficulty, shock, failure, lack)
2
blight(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe, calamity)
2
bummer(noun, trouble, difficulty, situation, suffering)
2
curse(trouble, difficulty, shock, failure, lack)
2
difficulties(noun, stress)
2
difficulty(noun, trouble, worry, want, situation)
2
distress(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, situation)
2
downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock, struggle)
2
rigor(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
2
trial(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, drag)
2
tribulation(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, adversity)
2
trouble(difficulty, lack, torment, drag, hardship)
2
vicissitude(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
1
aggravation
1
annoyance
1
bad break(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
1
bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, shock)
1
calamity(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock, struggle)
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