1
crunch(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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curse(noun, pain, sufferings)
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cursed(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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debacle(ruin, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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despair(noun, pain, sufferings)
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dire(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
1
disadvantage(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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disastrous(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
1
discomfort(disaster, trial, calamity)
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dole(disaster, trial, calamity)
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down on luck(expression, miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate)
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downer(noun, pain, sufferings)
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evil eye(noun, pain, sufferings)
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failure(ruin, blow, cross, disaster, trial)
1
hapless(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
1
hard time(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
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harm(ruin, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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ill-fated(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
1
ill-starred(miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate, doomed)
1
ill fortune(noun, expression, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
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