94 entries under noun topic. ×

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dud(bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
6
failure(decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
5
flop(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
5
washout(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
4
damp squib
4
lemon(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
3
fiasco(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
3
non-starter
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also-ran(bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
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disaster(bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
2
loser(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
abortion(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
bankruptcy(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
bomb(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
born loser(expression, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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botch(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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breakdown(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
bungle(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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bust(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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checkmate(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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