6
mishap(noun, upset, trouble, hurt, ruin)
6
pang(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, wrong)
6
punishment(noun, trouble, concern, strain, difficulty)
6
tragedy(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
6
unhappiness(noun, trouble, charge, worry, blow)
5
abyss(noun, ruin, torment, misery, trial)
5
depression(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, difficulty)
5
grievance(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, wrong)
5
hell(noun, place, ruin, difficulty, distress)
5
morbus(noun, weak, disorder, disease, ill)
5
oppression(noun, charge, worry, abuse, strain)
5
persecution(noun, trouble, worry, distress, want)
5
pestilence(noun, evil, burden, cold, stain)
5
plight(noun, difficulty, burden, suffering, something)
5
rack(noun, distress, pain, torment, misery)
5
sickliness(noun, weak, disorder, disease, weakness)
4
abnormality(noun, disorder, sick, sickness)
4
bad luck(noun, expression, ruin, difficulty, failure)
4
bitter pill(noun, expression, idiom, pain, depression)
4
blast(noun, weak, disorder, disease, ill)
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