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bottom out(noun, expression, drop, decline, collapse)
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bummer(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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calamity(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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calling down
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can of worms(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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catastrophe(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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clutch(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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collapse(low, failure, depression, reduction, slump)
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contretemps(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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crash(noun, drop, decline, low, collapse)
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crisis(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
1
crunch(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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decline(noun, drop, decrease, low, collapse)
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deflation(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
1
depreciation(decline, low, collapse, failure, depression)
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disaster(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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dislocation(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
1
distress(difficulty, hardship, misfortune, plight, impoverishment)
1
downer(decline, difficulty, low, collapse, failure)
1
downslide(decline, low, depression, dip, recession)
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