Bad luck
Bad luck noun - An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
Failures
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Butt Monkey: Sam is a tragic version, almost bordering on a Deconstruction as we see the obvious serious effects his failures and bad luck have had on his mental and emotional stability.
- His life is just so full of failures and bad luck (even when he isn´t doing something dastardly) that, alongside his crushing self pity and bitterness, caused him to be the way he is, harming others to make himself happy.
Source: Hidden Depths / Video Games
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