| downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, pain) |
| drag(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress) |
| earful(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub) |
| elimination(noun, rebuff, veto, denial, exclusion) |
| exclusion(noun, rebuff, veto, denial, refusal) |
| exigency(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag, hardship) |
| expostulation(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub) |
| go-by(noun, reprimand, snub, rebuke, rejection) |
| going-over(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub) |
| going over(expression, censure, rebuke, warning, admonition) |
| grief(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care) |
| grooming(censure, rebuke, warning, admonition, rap) |
| hard knock(noun, expression, trial, suffering, misfortune) |
| hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) |
| hard luck(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) |
| hardship(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress) |
| heartbreak(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care) |
| holy mess(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, distress) |
| hot water(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, drag) |
| ill luck(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness) |