6
tear down(verb, expression, break, end, remove)
6
upset(noun, verb, beat, defeat, oppose)
5
beat(verb, stop, upset, hurt, defeat)
5
bollix up
5
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, end)
5
bugger up
5
burn(noun, verb, break, cut, fix)
5
cataclysm(noun, trouble, defeat, collapse, failure)
5
catastrophe(noun, trouble, hurt, defeat, wrong)
5
check(noun, verb, stop, upset, break)
5
clutter(noun, disorder, confusion, mess, muddle)
5
confound(verb, reduce, spoil, weaken, cross)
5
conquest(noun, upset, break, check, defeat)
5
cost(noun, trouble, hurt, defeat, fall)
5
debauch(verb, harm, twist, spoil, corrupt)
5
decomposition(noun, drop, decline, disorder, confusion)
5
decrepitude(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
5
deplete(noun, verb, break, reduce, defeat)
5
depredation
5
desecrate(noun, verb, break, reduce, destroy)
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