4
dud
3
damp squib
3
flop
3
lead balloon
2
also-ran
2
disappointment(informal, sorrow, sadness, dismay, regret)
2
failure
2
lemon
2
washout
1
fiasco
1
fizzle
1
loser
1
underdog
0
andno-hoper
0
anticlimax
0
bomb
0
born loser
0
bummer
0
clanger
0
clinker
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