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dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, care)
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destitution(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, depression)
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destruction(trouble, hurt, ruin, damage, harm)
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detriment(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
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difficulties
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disappointment(noun, upset, trouble, worry, concern)
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discipline(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
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disquiet(noun, trouble, worry, strain, anxiety)
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doom(noun, ruin, slip, shock, collapse)
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downer(difficulty, shock, failure, disaster, trial)
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encumbrance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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endemic(disorder, illness, defect, sickness, ailment)
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epidemic(noun, disorder, condition, cold, illness)
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excruciation(noun, distress, pain, torment, misery)
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execution(noun, punishment, torture, death, killing)
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failure(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
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fever(noun, hurt, disorder, distress, pain)
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gall and wormwood(expression, idiom)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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hard knocks(expression, trouble, difficulty, shock, failure)
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