124 entries under adversity topic. ×

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burden(noun, trouble, charge, worry, blow)
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poverty(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, break, trouble)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion)
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want(noun, trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
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blight(noun, shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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pain(noun, trouble, worry, passion, blow)
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torment(noun, worry, passion, abuse, difficulty)
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austerity(noun, burden, lack, severity)
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destitution(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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discomfort(noun, trouble, worry, passion, blow)
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peril(noun, burden, lack, privation)
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tragedy(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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vicissitude(noun, trouble, fix, pass, easy)
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agony(noun, worry, passion, strain, distress)
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danger(noun, difficulty, burden, want, lack)
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injury(noun, adjective, hurt, damage, abuse)
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need(noun, trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
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oppression(noun, charge, worry, pass, strain)
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