40 entries under defection topic. ×

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bust(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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bummer(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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unsuccessfulness(noun, breakdown, flunk)
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botch(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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clinker(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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fizzle(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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mess(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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nonachievement(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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cock-up(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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misfire(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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muddle(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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shambles(noun, failure, loss, misfortune, letdown)
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predicament(noun, benefit, agreement, fiasco)
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overthrow(noun, fiasco, flunk)
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blunder(noun, right, failure, fiasco, breakdown)
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fail(noun, fiasco, flunk)
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nonstarter(noun, fiasco, flunk)
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rout(noun, fiasco, flunk)
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beating(noun, fiasco, flunk)
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calamity(noun, favor, boon, fiasco)
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