74 entries under delay topic. ×

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reverse(noun, upset, break, check, ruin)
24
disappointment(noun, state, upset, trouble, feeling)
22
check(noun, break, disorder, ruin, defeat)
20
reversal(noun, upset, defeat, back)
19
comedown(noun, upset, back, return)
14
impediment(noun, check, disorder, stay)
12
blow(noun, upset, break, trouble, check)
12
hindrance(noun, check, disorder, stay)
9
defeat(noun, break, check, ruin, fall)
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delay(noun, check, disorder, stay)
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difficulty(noun, disorder, worry, anxiety)
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glitch(noun, difficulty, fault, hindrance)
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obstruction(noun, check, disorder, stay)
7
trouble(noun, control, ruin, defeat, worry)
6
misfortune(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
6
obstacle(noun, check, disorder, defeat)
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rebuff(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
6
stumbling block(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty)
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hitch(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
4
bottom(noun, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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