9
failure(noun, inferior)
8
loser(noun, inferior)
6
flop(noun, failure, inferior)
5
dud(noun, inferior)
5
unsuccessful person(noun, expression, idiom)
4
also-ran(noun, inferior, challenger)
4
debacle(noun, failure)
4
underdog(noun, inferior)
3
fiasco(noun, failure)
3
lemon(noun, inferior)
3
turkey(noun, inferior)
2
bomb
2
breakdown(noun, failure)
2
collapse(noun, failure)
2
crash(noun, failure)
2
disaster
2
error(noun, failure)
2
washout
1
bangtail
1
bankrupt
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