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ill-starred(miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate, doomed)
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ill fortune(expression, difficulty, hardship, misfortune, adversity)
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inauspicious(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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inconvenience(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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indigence(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, drag)
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infelicity(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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jam(noun, trouble, difficulty, situation, suffering)
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jinx(difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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kiss of death(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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loss(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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luckless(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
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misadventure(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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mischance(noun, trouble, blow, burden, shame)
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misery(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment, disaster)
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mishap(noun, trouble, difficulty, shame, cross)
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need(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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nuisance(blow, cross, failure, disaster, trial)
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ominous(miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate, doomed)
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on the skids(expression, idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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out of luck(expression, miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
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