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laughingstock
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lead balloon(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat)
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lemon(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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lockout
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loser(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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loss(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, neglect)
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mess(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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misadventure(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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miscarriage(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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misstep(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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nonperformance(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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nonsuccess(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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paralysis
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predicament(noun, deadlock, standstill, impasse, standoff)
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pull up
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put paid to(expression, idiom)
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quietus
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rebuff
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repulse
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