74 entries under sadness topic. ×

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burden(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
5
agony(noun, distress, pain, depression)
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destitution(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, depression)
5
worry(noun, trouble, blow, distress, cross)
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anguish(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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cataclysm(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, distress)
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pain(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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poverty(noun, trouble, difficulty, depression, want)
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wretchedness(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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care(noun, trouble, blow, distress, burden)
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desolation(noun, ruin, collapse, failure, depression)
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dole(noun, trouble, blow, distress, shock)
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dolor(noun, distress, shock, pain, struggle)
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drag(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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load(noun, trouble, force, blow, strain)
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melancholy(noun, adjective, distress, depression)
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need(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, depression)
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privation(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, depression)
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problem(noun, difficulty, distress, burden, depression)
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