8
misfortune(noun, ruin, catastrophe, hardship, setback)
6
bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, break, ruin)
4
tough luck(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune, setback)
3
disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, catastrophe, accident)
2
adversity(noun, ruin, catastrophe, hardship, misfortune)
2
ill fortune(noun, expression, misfortune, setback, misadventure)
2
raw deal(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
1
affliction(ruin, catastrophe, tragedy)
1
bad break(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
1
blow(ruin, catastrophe, hardship, misfortune, setback)
1
calamity(ruin, catastrophe, misfortune, tragedy, misadventure)
1
catastrophe(ruin, misfortune, tragedy, misadventure)
1
frowns
1
grief(ruin, catastrophe, tragedy)
1
hard cheese(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
1
hard luck(noun, expression, ruin, catastrophe, hardship)
1
hard time(expression, hardship, misfortune, setback, unluckiness)
1
harm(ruin, catastrophe, tragedy)
1
ill wind
1
mischance(ruin, catastrophe, hardship, misfortune, setback)
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