10
crash(noun, help, hit, blow, stack)
9
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smash(noun, help, hit, blow, strike)
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fortune
3
blow(noun, hit, strike, smash, crash)
3
catastrophe(noun, misfortune, calamity, accident)
3
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happening
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mishap(noun, smash, crash, misfortune, hazard)
3
shock(noun, hit, blow, strike, collapse)
2
bad luck
2
calamity(smash, crash, misfortune, hazard, setback)
2
casualty(smash, crash, misfortune, hazard, setback)
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crack-up(collapse, smash, crash, wreck, hazard)
2
crackup(noun, help, informal, wrecking)
2
misadventure(smash, crash, misfortune, hazard, setback)
2
misfortune(smash, crash, hazard, calamity, setback)
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