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interruption(delay, stay, restraint, wait)
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knock(defeat, failure, criticism)
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licking(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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malady(defeat, disappointment, letdown, affront)
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massacre(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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mishap(upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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overthrow(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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retardation(check, disorder, delay, stay)
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ruin(break, check, defeat, fall)
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slowdown(delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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upset(trouble, ruin, defeat, delay)
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washout(defeat, affection, deprivation)
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whipping(break, check, defeat, fall)
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about-face(delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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attrition
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bafflement(trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
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bust(defeat, affection, deprivation)
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cross(trouble, blow, burden, failure)
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damage(defeat, affection, deprivation)
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debacle(upset, break, trouble, check)
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