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blow(noun, upset, break, trouble, check)
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hindrance(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
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atavist(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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decline(noun, fall, back, blow, slow)
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frustration(noun, upset, trouble, defeat, worry)
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letdown(noun, upset, decline, defeat, blow)
10
return(decline, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
9
defeat(noun, break, check, ruin, fall)
9
delay(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
9
difficulty(noun, disorder, worry, delay, anxiety)
9
failure(noun, break, trouble, check, ruin)
9
rollback(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
9
turnabout(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
9
turnaround(noun, back, return, slow, backward)
8
glitch(noun, delay, difficulty, fault, hindrance)
8
loss(noun, break, trouble, check, decline)
7
checkmate(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
7
disaster(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
7
obstruction(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
7
retroversion(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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