101 entries under disappointment topic. ×

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misfortune(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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obstacle(noun, check, disorder, defeat, delay)
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rebuff(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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stumbling block(noun, expression, idiom, delay, difficulty)
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balk(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster)
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casualty(noun, upset, ruin, defeat, blow)
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hitch(noun, disorder, delay, difficulty, weakness)
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bottom(noun, delay, hindrance, holdup)
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calamity(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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misadventure(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
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catastrophe(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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destruction(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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flop(noun, ruin, defeat, blow, down)
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malady(noun, defeat, letdown, affront)
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mishap(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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overthrow(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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slowdown(noun, delay, hindrance, holdup)
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upset(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, delay)
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about-face(noun, delay, hindrance, holdup)
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