101 entries under difficulty topic. ×

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disaster(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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downer(noun, trouble, drag, hardship)
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drag(noun, trouble, hardship, misfortune)
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emptiness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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exiguity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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famine(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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hard knocks(noun, expression, trouble, drag)
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hard time(noun, expression, trouble, distress)
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holy mess(noun, expression, trouble, distress)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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inadequacy(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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insufficiency(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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lack(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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meagerness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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misfortune(noun, trouble, hardship, jam)
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necessitousness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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necessity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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nonplused
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often financial(noun, expression, lack, hardship)
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paucity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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