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contretemps(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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cramp(weakness, impairment, disablement)
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cross(noun, trouble, blow, burden, failure)
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damage(noun, defeat, affection, deprivation)
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debacle(noun, upset, break, trouble, check)
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decrease(noun, loss)
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detainment(check, delay, obstruction)
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detention(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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disillusionment(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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dissatisfaction(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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dissipation(noun, figure, value, loss, payment)
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drawback(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, hindrance)
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embarrassment(noun, break, trouble, check, ruin)
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fall(noun, break, check, decline, ruin)
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flip-flop(noun, delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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foil(noun, blow, overthrow, downfall, rout)
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foiling(hindrance, prevention, blocking)
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handicap(difficulty, weakness, hindrance, problem, obstacle)
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impact(noun, upset, defeat, blow, shock)
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impairment(noun, defeat, affection, deprivation)
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