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misfortune(noun, ruin, pain, disaster, hardship)
3
hardship(noun, blow, pain, cross, misfortune)
2
adversity(noun, ruin, blow, cross, failure)
2
mischance(noun, blow, pain, cross, hardship)
2
raw deal(expression, hardship, misfortune, unluckiness)
1
Hard cheese(expression, interjection, hardship, misfortune)
1
Tough luck(expression, interjection, blow, cross, miserable)
1
bad break(expression, blow, cross, miserable, unfortunate)
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blow(ruin, cross, failure, trial, hardship)
1
hard time(expression, hardship, misfortune, unluckiness)
1
ill fortune(noun, expression, misfortune, unluckiness)
1
ill luck(noun, expression, ruin, catastrophe, hardship)
1
reverse(ruin, blow, cross, failure, hardship)
1
rotten break(expression, hardship, misfortune, unluckiness)
1
rotten luck(expression, blow, cross, hardship, misfortune)
1
tough break(expression, hardship, misfortune, unluckiness)
1
tragedy(ruin, blow, cross, failure, hardship)
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unluckiness(noun, misfortune)
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