132 entries under failure topic. ×

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slip(ruin, defeat, blow, catastrophe)
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subjugation(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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thrashing(noun, break, check, defeat, fall)
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tough luck(expression, blow, cross, hardship)
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tragedy(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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trap(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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trashing(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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tribulation(noun, trouble, blow, burden, cross)
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trimming(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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trouncing(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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unfulfillment(noun, defeat, blow, distress)
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unpleasantness(blow, cross, disaster, trial)
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vanquishment(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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visitation(blow, cross, disaster, trial)
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waxing(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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whaling(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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whitewashing(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat)
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worry(noun, trouble, defeat, blow, anxiety)
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bitter pill(expression, defeat, blow, hindrance)
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blame(noun, defeat)
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