| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abandonment | the act of leaving behind |
| 2. | absence | the state of being missing |
| 3. | adversity | difficult or unlucky situation |
| 4. | attrition | gradual reduction through wearing down |
| 5. | bankruptcy | financial ruin or insolvency |
| 6. | bereavement | the state of losing someone |
| 7. | blow | a sudden shock or setback |
| 8. | breakage | damage by breaking |
| 9. | calamity | a serious misfortune |
| 10. | casualty | a person lost by death or injury |
| 11. | catastrophe | a sudden great disaster |
| 12. | cession | formal giving up of territory |
| 13. | charge | a cost or expense |
| 14. | collapse | a sudden failure |
| 15. | concession | something surrendered or given up |
| 16. | cost | the amount paid or required |
| 17. | cut | a reduction or decrease |
| 18. | cutback | a reduction in amount |
| 19. | damage | harm reducing value or usefulness |
| 20. | decline | a gradual decrease |
| 21. | decrease | a becoming smaller or less |
| 22. | deficit | an amount that is lacking |
| 23. | depletion | a reduction in amount |
| 24. | depreciation | a decline in value over time |
| 25. | deprivation | the state of being without something |
| 26. | destruction | complete ruin or removal |
| 27. | deterioration | becoming worse in condition |
| 28. | devaluation | a lowering of value |
| 29. | devastation | great destruction or damage |
| 30. | diminution | a lessening in amount or importance |
| 31. | drain | a steady reduction or outflow |
| 32. | drop | a fall to a lower level |
| 33. | ebb | a gradual lessening |
| 34. | elimination | complete removal |
| 35. | encumbrance | a burden or legal claim |
| 36. | eradication | complete destruction or removal |
| 37. | erosion | a gradual wearing away |
| 38. | expenditure | the act of spending money |
| 39. | expense | cost or money spent |
| 40. | extinction | complete dying out |
| 41. | failure | lack of success |
| 42. | falloff | a decline from a previous level |
| 43. | fatality | a death from an accident |
| 44. | fiasco | a disastrous failure |
| 45. | flop | a complete failure |
| 46. | forfeit | something given up or lost |
| 47. | forfeiture | loss as a penalty |
| 48. | gap | an empty space or lack |
| 49. | grief | deep sorrow, especially after death |
| 50. | hardship | severe suffering or difficulty |
| 51. | heartbreak | great emotional pain |
| 52. | impairment | a reduction in value |
| 53. | insolvency | inability to pay debts |
| 54. | insufficiency | not enough in amount |
| 55. | lack | not having something needed |
| 56. | leakage | loss through escaping or spilling |
| 57. | lessening | a becoming less |
| 58. | letdown | a disappointing outcome |
| 59. | liability | a financial obligation or burden |
| 60. | minus | a disadvantage or drawback |
| 61. | miscarriage | failure to achieve a goal |
| 62. | misfortune | bad luck or trouble |
| 63. | outlay | an amount of money spent |
| 64. | parting | the act of leaving someone |
| 65. | passing | death in gentle terms |
| 66. | paucity | a smallness in amount |
| 67. | privation | lack of basic necessities |
| 68. | reduction | a decrease in size or amount |
| 69. | regret | sadness about something gone |
| 70. | relinquishment | the act of giving up |
| 71. | removal | the act of taking away |
| 72. | renunciation | formal giving up of something |
| 73. | resignation | giving up a position |
| 74. | reversal | a change to the opposite |
| 75. | ruin | the state of being destroyed |
| 76. | sacrifice | something given up for a purpose |
| 77. | scarcity | a state of short supply |
| 78. | separation | the act of parting |
| 79. | setback | a reversal or check |
| 80. | shipwreck | complete failure or ruin |
| 81. | shortage | not enough of something |
| 82. | shrinkage | a reduction in size |
| 83. | sorrow | sadness caused by a misfortune |
| 84. | spoilage | damage causing something to spoil |
| 85. | surrender | giving up possession or control |
| 86. | toll | the cost in suffering or lives |
| 87. | tribulation | great trouble or suffering |
| 88. | undoing | cause of ruin or failure |
| 89. | vacancy | an empty or unfilled state |
| 90. | void | an empty or missing state |
| 91. | waiver | intentional giving up of a right |
| 92. | waning | a gradual decline |
| 93. | want | a state of lacking |
| 94. | washout | a total failure |
| 95. | wastage | loss through waste or damage |
| 96. | waste | useless or avoidable loss |
| 97. | wear | damage from use over time |
| 98. | withdrawal | removal from a place or activity |
| 99. | write-down | a reduction in book value |
| 100. | write-off | something treated as worthless |