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Synonyms
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Meaning:
bad

not pleasant or enjoyable

poor quality

bill

written statement of charges for goods delivered or service given; a proposed law to be discussed by a parliament (called an act when passed)

account of charges; money owed

catastrophe

a sudden event causing great suffering and destruction e.g. a flood

calamity; unhappy conclusion

cost

the amount of money (to be) paid for something

expense; price paid

debt

a payments which must be, but has not yet been, paid to a person

money owed to others

disaster

(a) large or sudden misfortune (e.g. a flood or fire, an earthquake, a serious defeat in war, the loss of a large sum of money)

accident, trouble

distress

(a cause of) great pain, discomfort or sorrow

pain, agony

dutch

to share expenses

predicament

misery

the state of being very unhappy; great suffering (of mind or body); great misfortune

pain, mental or physical

misfortune

(an instance of) bad luck (which is more usual)

disaster

plight

a serious and difficult condition

dilemma, difficulty; situation

predicament

an unpleasant situation from which escape seems difficult

difficult situation

reckoning

a payment for a debt, being wronged etc; an act of calculating

computation, account

rogue

a dishonest person

person who deceives, swindles

scoundrel

a person who does wicked things

person who is deceptive

set-back

to cost a person an amount of money

total

sorrow

(a cause of) sadness or regret

extreme upset, grief

trouble

(an example of) worry; unhappiness; difficulty; a nuisance; (an) illness

annoyance, worry

unpleasant

not pleasant

bad

wicked

(of a person, behaviour) wrong; immoral; very bad; mischievous

corrupt, bad

worry

(something that causes) the state feeling anxious or troubled

anxiety, trouble

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