145 entries under adversity topic. ×

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blow(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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grief(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
13
casualty(noun, upset, break, help, ruin)
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contretemps(noun, trouble, help, difficulty, awkward)
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reverse(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
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harm(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, defeat)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, wrong, concern)
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blight(noun, ruin, shock, failure, destruction)
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ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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agony(noun, worry, distress, pain, depression)
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bad news(noun, expression, trouble, ruin, worry)
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burden(noun, trouble, blow, strain, difficulty)
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cataclysm(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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pain(noun, trouble, worry, wrong, damage)
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setback(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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tough luck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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bane(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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torment(noun, trouble, worry, concern, difficulty)
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cross(noun, difficulty, burden, collapse, disaster)
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