50 entries under destruction topic. ×

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slip(noun, verb, move, break, ruin)
19
blunder(noun, verb, move, break, ruin)
17
error(noun, move, break, ruin, correct)
17
trip(noun, verb, move, ruin, fall)
11
faux pas(noun, expression, idiom, move, decline)
5
failure(noun, move, decline, ruin, slip)
5
fault(noun, ruin, slip, confusion, shame)
3
omission(noun, decline, ruin, slip, confusion)
2
blight(ruin, misfortune, downfall, ruination)
2
miscalculation(noun, ruin, slip, confusion, collapse)
1
collapse(noun, verb, decline, ruin, defeat)
1
defeat(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, slip)
1
disgrace(ruin, shame, blame, fault, responsibility)
1
downfall(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, slip)
1
fumble(noun, ruin, slip, collapse, mistake)
1
misadventure(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, slip)
1
overthrow(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, slip)
1
shame(ruin, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
1
wreck(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, slip)
0
accident(ruin, trip, misfortune, downfall)
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