Lump
Lump noun - Failure to win a contest.
Usage example: you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
Triumph
Triumph noun - A successful result brought about by hard work.
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Triumph and Lump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lump/triumph
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