15
disappointment(noun, state, upset, trouble, feeling)
14
blow(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
14
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
13
casualty(noun, upset, break, help, ruin)
13
contretemps(noun, trouble, help, difficulty, awkward)
12
evil(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, damage)
12
reverse(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
11
difficulty(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
11
harm(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, defeat)
11
ill luck(noun, expression, idiom, ruin, hardship)
10
sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, wrong, concern)
9
blight(noun, ruin, shock, failure, destruction)
9
hard luck(noun, expression, idiom, pain, disaster)
9
scourge(noun, difficulty, burden, collapse, torment)
8
bad fortune(noun, expression, idiom, shock, pain)
8
dole(noun, trouble, blow, distress, shock)
8
mischief(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, damage)
8
ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
7
agony(noun, worry, distress, pain, depression)
7
bad news(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, worry)
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