3
discouragements(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
drag(defeat, blow, difficulty, weakness, failure)
3
drubbing(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
3
extermination(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
3
fail
3
flop(noun, ruin, defeat, blow, down)
3
frustrations(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
interruption(noun, delay, stay, restraint, wait)
3
knock(noun, defeat, failure, criticism)
3
licking(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
3
life form(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
living thing(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
malady(noun, defeat, disappointment, letdown, affront)
3
massacre(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
3
mischance(ruin, defeat, blow, cross, failure)
3
mishap(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
3
organism(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
oversight(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
overthrow(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
3
remainder(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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