18
zemblanity(noun, trouble, woe, problem)
12
misfortune(noun, trouble, situation, woe, problem)
11
bad fortune(noun, expression, trouble, situation, woe)
11
bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, situation)
10
mishap(noun, trouble, failure, situation, problem)
6
accident-prone(noun, expression, trouble, situation, woe)
6
luckless(noun, problem, misfortune, happening, fortune)
5
murphys law(noun, expression, problem, misfortune, happening)
5
fail(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
5
hard luck(expression, idiom, problem, misfortune, happening)
5
not be your day(expression, idiom, problem, misfortune, happening)
4
mischance(noun, failure, misfortune, happening, bad break)
4
affliction(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
bad(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
calamity(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
disaster(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
distress(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
failure(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
grief(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
4
setback(noun, trouble, situation, problem, happening)
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