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decrease
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detention(check, delay, stay, wait)
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disillusionment(defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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dissatisfaction(defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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dissipation(figure, value, loss, payment)
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drawback(disorder, difficulty, weakness, hindrance)
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embarrassment(break, trouble, check, ruin)
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fall(break, check, decline, ruin)
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flip-flop(delay, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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foil(blow, overthrow, downfall, rout)
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impact(upset, defeat, blow, shock)
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impairment(defeat, affection, deprivation)
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inhibition(control, disorder, difficulty, curb)
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lag(check, delay, stay, wait)
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nadir(limit, edge, boundary)
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nonsuccess(break, check, ruin, defeat)
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opposition(restraint, caution, hindrance, impediment)
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pasting(defeat, affection, deprivation)
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penalty
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restraint(control, disorder, difficulty, curb)
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