4
slump(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
4
trial(difficulty, hardship, misfortune, calvary)
3
blight(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression)
3
recession(noun, action, drop, decline, decrease)
2
depression(noun, drop, decline, decrease, low)
2
adversity(noun, difficulty, situation, hardship, misfortune)
2
bad times(noun, expression, drop, decline, decrease)
2
bankruptcy(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
2
blue devils(expression, decline, low, collapse, failure)
2
bust(noun, drop, decline, decrease, low)
2
hard time(noun, expression, distress, rebuke, adversity)
1
ill fortune(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
1
affliction(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
1
bad break(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
1
bad luck(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
1
bad period(expression, decline, low, collapse, failure)
1
bear market(noun, expression, drop, decline, failure)
1
big trouble(noun, expression, drop, decline, decrease)
1
blue funk(expression, decline, low, collapse, failure)
1
bottom(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression)
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