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Nouns (3)

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

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Fuzzynyms (11)

disappointment, letdown

n. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

discontentment, discontent, discontentedness

n. a longing for something better than the present situation

disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment

n. freeing from false belief or illusions

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

check

n. (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

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victory, triumph

n. a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

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