38
distress(noun, state, trouble, hurt, worry)
35
suffering(noun, trouble, hurt, weak, disorder)
31
misery(noun, state, trouble, hurt, ruin)
31
trouble(noun, health, upset, weak, disorder)
30
anguish(noun, state, trouble, charge, worry)
29
torment(noun, state, trouble, hurt, ruin)
28
misfortune(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, worry)
28
agony(noun, state, trouble, hurt, worry)
27
trial(noun, trouble, hard, ruin, worry)
26
heartbreak(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
25
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
24
pain(noun, state, trouble, hurt, worry)
24
woe(noun, state, trouble, help, charge)
23
calamity(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, wrong)
22
tribulation(noun, trouble, charge, hard, worry)
22
curse(noun, upset, trouble, help, cause)
21
adversity(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
21
disease(noun, upset, trouble, disorder, evil)
21
illness(noun, health, upset, trouble, hurt)
20
plague(noun, trouble, help, disorder, cause)
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