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ailment(noun, upset, trouble, weak, disorder)
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bane(noun, trouble, help, hurt, cause)
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disorder(noun, health, trouble, weak, evil)
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hardship(noun, trouble, charge, hurt, ruin)
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scourge(noun, trouble, help, cause, ruin)
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malady(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, weak)
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sickness(noun, health, trouble, hurt, weak)
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torture(noun, state, trouble, hurt, worry)
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complaint(noun, upset, trouble, weak, disorder)
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evil(noun, adjective, trouble, help, hurt)
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infirmity(noun, health, trouble, disorder, evil)
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ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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blight(noun, trouble, disorder, ruin, disease)
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burden(noun, trouble, charge, hard, ruin)
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disaster(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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indisposition(noun, health, trouble, disorder, evil)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, charge, worry, wrong)
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wretchedness(noun, state, trouble, worry, blow)
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catastrophe(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, ruin, concern, blow)
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