132 entries under failure topic. ×

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bummer(noun, defeat, blow, hindrance)
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calamity(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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discomfiture(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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error(defeat, back, blow, slow)
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fizzle(defeat, blow, hindrance, prevention)
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misadventure(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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mistake(defeat, back, blow, slow)
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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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drag(defeat, blow, difficulty, weakness)
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drubbing(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
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extermination(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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knock(noun, defeat, criticism)
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licking(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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massacre(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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mischance(ruin, defeat, blow, cross)
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mishap(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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overthrow(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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ruin(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
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