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failure(noun, loss, misfortune, letdown, person)
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disappointment(noun, feature, characteristic, state, trait)
18
flop(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
16
loss(noun, failure, misfortune, letdown, help)
15
disaster(noun, trouble, failure, loss, misfortune)
14
defeat(noun, failure, overthrow, loss, frustration)
13
catastrophe(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
13
debacle(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
11
fiasco(noun, failure, loss, catastrophe, misfortune)
11
letdown(noun, failure, defeat, loss, misfortune)
11
washout(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
10
dud(failure, noun, loss, misfortune, letdown)
10
bust(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
9
agony(noun, pain, joy, suffering)
9
bummer(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
9
setback(noun, failure, advance, fail, boost)
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unsuccessfulness(noun, breakdown, defection, flunk)
7
botch(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
7
clinker(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
7
fizzle(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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