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pain suffering agony affliction adversity anguish hardship misfortune torture difficulty grief misery torment discomfort distress sorrow woe dolor harsh conditions bad break hard luck ill fortune inconvenience ordeal rotten luck tragedy vexation painfulness persecution trouble tribulation rigor rigour burden hassle trial vicissitude travails bad luck dire straits crisis mishap misadventure need reverse blow calamity setback trauma cross pickle heartbreak disaster exigency hardness asperity hazard catastrophe scrape jam drag crunch downer bummer hot water tough luck stroke of bad luck ill-luck hard knocks ill luck deep water hard time can of worms trials and tribulations ill-fortune problem headache bother load albatross fire crucible complication gauntlet gantlet calvary aggravation crucifixion cross to bear severe test trying time wretchedness heartache shock upset accident reversal hell buffet ill danger stress contretemps mischance dolour issue clutch poison nakba jinx knock hurting skids pain in the bum kiss of death pain in the backside tough situation hell on earth pain in the rear evil eye the worst reversal of fortune pain in the neck stroke of ill luck quandary predicament struggle dilemma plight frustration oppression quagmire extremity impasse exertion muddle emergency knot labor labour barricade crux deadlock discouragement strait mess stew sweat depression embarrassment harassment a spot a stew a hole a scrape a fix a jam a pickle dead end poverty privation indigence destitution want difficulties penury impoverishment straits deprivation beggary austerity lack pinch injury throe tough break travail ruination unholy mess grievance worry ticklish spot holy mess anxiety strain curse annoyance harm nuisance visitation failure unpleasantness loss debacle bane hurt toil disadvantage cataclysm disappointment nightmare plague scourge infelicity test unluckiness evil bad news weight unhappiness grind unluck casualty dole effort blight drudgery millstone irritation sadness pains work haplessness destruction excruciation encumbrance unfortunateness pest drain endeavor damage slog responsibility untowardness ruin onus pangs detriment task mischief obligation duty charge endeavour hard work difficult task nemesis rack disease canker cancer battle care wrong jolt bitter pill menace pestilence cumber mishappening awkwardness whammy challenge uphill battle ills drudge disbenefit moil striving cruelty strife uphill struggle tough grind tall order tough assignment industry concern accountability graft pressure sad event baptism of fire harshness severity thorn in one's flesh wronging disquiet painful experience upheaval jar malice disturbance agitation unpleasant experience despair double whammy hard knock rainy day death reverse of fortune devastation tension conflict bad trot evil fortune evil chance big trouble disorder apocalypse heat bête noire disability fiasco contamination slavery sickness demands paroxysm bête noir downfall pollution brutality horror act of cruelty wreck humiliation waterloo lot doom urgency undoing confusion derangement outburst collapse traumatization letdown comedown drama tears fatigue donkeywork corruption undertaking evildoing infirmity condition weakness rotten break devil's own luck hard cheese raw deal spasms mildew contagion fungus serious accident bad fortune grievous blow down dud bad experience uphill drawback chore mission job assignment inclemency intolerance obduracy roughness pressure cooker fatal attraction infestation liability calling function exercise eyesore withering dump sight hitch commotion tumult snag fit stabs convulsions long haul difficult time boo-boo offense prejudice offence ill-treatment disservice ball and chain dead weight mental weight blame shackle deadweight punishment unwanted responsibility thorn in one's side chain hindrance blot on the landscape throes lack of comfort energy diligence slogging conscientiousness application gruntwork push hard labor manual labor salt mines muscle vigour intensity vigor elbow grease strength force power grit yakka persistence sweat of one's brow assiduity blood, sweat and tears tenacity spadework determination donkey work attempts assiduousness problems strenuousness laboriousness arduousness struggling ado incumbency office imperative devoir commitment hangup tax mental burden puzzle imbroglio to-do bafflement excess baggage Herculean task

reversal reverse setback failure defeat misfortune upset accident blow catastrophe check disaster misadventure mishap non-success tragedy adversity affliction disappointment failing hardship knock lapse loss rout vicissitude breakdown distress downfall frustration tribulation woe bad luck difficulty hitch ill luck problem snag car crash lack of success trial bath repulse conquering turnabout vanquishment calamity trouble mischance debacle contretemps burden cataclysm casualty misery bad break infelicity ill bummer disadvantage cross annoyance inconvenience bad news stroke of bad luck harm dole nuisance anxiety crunch discomfort hard luck unpleasantness worry sorrow ill fortune unluck visitation tough luck rotten luck haplessness unluckiness reverse of fortune unfortunateness whammy untowardness grief cross to bear travail issue doom blunder unfortunate incident struggle mishappening ordeal evil chance evil fortune suffering hassle bad experience downer pain drag heartbreak curse albatross sadness sad event wretchedness slip error hardshi faux pas trauma ill chance miscalculation unpredictable outcome heartache fiasco discouragement vexation pest comedown torment letdown drama hazard rear-ender fender-bender crack-up pileup smash smashup stack-up wrack-up collision ill-fortune total fluke mistake down dud hold-up blight devastation plague scourge nightmare damage detriment body blow shock bane complication headache kick in the teeth apocalypse one in the eye wrong agony injury unhappiness severe test big trouble hard time reversal of fortune trying time wreck waterloo lot dolor humiliation commotion bother tumult hard knocks grievous blow bad fortune serious accident offense offence ill-treatment hurt disservice prejudice persecution mischief dire straits boo-boo straits hot water disbenefit bad trot

slump recession depression stagnation slowdown trough bust hard inactivity stagflation credit crunch economic decline downturn deflation credit squeeze bad times crash decline collapse slide bankruptcy drop unemployment bottom-out rainy days big trouble downswing shakeout rainy day Black Monday poverty crisis failure retrenchment bear market decrease fall sag diminishment decrement reduction diminution loss dent abatement falloff shrinkage depletion standstill lessening paralysis drop-off bottom out step down plunge depreciation plummet falling-off lapse meltdown nosedive tumble lowering reverse steep fall devaluation dip downtrend rut bottom blight letdown downer dumps downslide low nose-dive descent slip falling off funk the skids bad period blue devils blue funk

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