103 entries under failure topic. ×

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distress(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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adversity(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
23
misfortune(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, fix, pass, concern)
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affliction(noun, trouble, charge, hurt, ruin)
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calamity(noun, adjective, trouble, ruin, abuse)
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disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
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woe(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion)
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privation(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
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curse(noun, distress, shock, burden, pain)
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burden(noun, trouble, charge, worry, blow)
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poverty(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
9
bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, break, trouble)
9
want(noun, trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
8
blight(noun, shock, disaster, catastrophe)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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deprivation(noun, trouble, hurt, blow, harm)
6
destitution(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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discomfort(noun, trouble, worry, passion, blow)
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