3
impecuniosity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
3
impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
3
indigence(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
3
infliction(noun, hurt, damage, harm, disaster)
3
lack(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
3
misadventure(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
3
neediness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
3
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
3
persecution(noun, abuse, distress, burden, want)
3
pinch(noun, trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
3
reverse(noun, blow, difficulty, collapse, cross)
3
severeness
3
strait(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, pain)
3
straits(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
3
stress(noun, charge, fix, worry, pass)
2
accident(noun, hurt, damage, blow, burden)
2
adverse circumstances(expression, stress)
2
aggravation(noun, charge, worry, strain, anxiety)
2
albatross(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
2
annoyance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, blow)
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