Three of Swords - Five of Cups in the war, they lose Three of Swords is any sort of fight, and also means rejection and divorce. Five of Cups is losing and regretting ... sorry I ever did that. Lost the war. Losing battle. Lost the lawsuit. Sorry I fought it. Hurting ... depressed. Sorry about hitting... The battle with drinking. You get nasty, you lose. Heartache over a divorce. Loss of blood due to a cut. Oh, the pain of past regrets. Regrets not getting along in the past. Marooned in the past...