132 entries under failure topic. ×

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upset(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, delay)
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whipping(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
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bad news(expression, charge, ruin, blow, cross)
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bafflement(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
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contretemps(blow, cross, disaster, trial)
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cross(noun, trouble, blow, burden)
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debacle(noun, upset, break, trouble, check)
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disillusionment(noun, defeat, blow, distress)
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dissatisfaction(noun, defeat, blow, distress)
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embarrassment(noun, break, trouble, check, ruin)
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fall(noun, break, check, decline, ruin)
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nonsuccess(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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shellacking(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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stricture(noun, disorder, defeat, difficulty, weakness)
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KO(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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adverse fate(noun, expression, defeat, blow, distress)
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affliction(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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ambush(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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annihilation(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
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annoyance(noun, trouble, worry, blow, anxiety)
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