6
misfortune(noun, trouble, difficulty, shame, want)
4
bad luck(noun, expression, break, trouble, difficulty)
4
ill luck(noun, expression, hardship, misfortune, setback)
3
calamity(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, burden)
2
adversity(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, burden)
2
bad break(expression, blow, difficulty, cross, miserable)
2
catastrophe(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, burden)
2
distress(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, situation)
2
hardship(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, burden)
2
rotten luck(noun, expression, trouble, blow, difficulty)
1
Hard cheese(expression, interjection, hardship, misfortune, setback)
1
Hard luck(expression, interjection, blow, cross, miserable)
1
Herculean task(expression, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
1
Tough shit
1
accident(trouble, blow, difficulty, cross, failure)
1
afflicted(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
1
affliction(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, disaster)
1
annoyance(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
1
anxiety(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
1
bad news(expression, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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