7
trouble(noun, control, ruin, defeat, worry)
6
bad luck(noun, expression, idiom, break, ruin)
6
beating(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
6
discouragement(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, back)
6
fiasco(noun, ruin, defeat, blow, failure)
6
misfortune(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
6
obstacle(noun, check, disorder, defeat, delay)
6
rebuff(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
6
repulse(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
6
rout(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
6
stumbling block(noun, expression, idiom, delay, difficulty)
5
accident(noun, event, ruin, blow, cross)
5
balk(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster)
5
casualty(noun, upset, ruin, defeat, blow)
5
hitch(noun, disorder, delay, difficulty, weakness)
5
slump
4
bottom(noun, delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
4
bummer(noun, defeat, blow, failure, hindrance)
4
bump(noun, upset, blow, shock, smash)
4
calamity(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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