11
injury(noun, upset, hurt, wrong, damage)
11
tribulation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, care)
10
ache(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
10
curse(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
10
trouble(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, care)
9
calamity(noun, trouble, distress, pain, depression)
9
martyrdom(noun, distress, pain, torment, suffering)
9
sadness(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
8
misfortune(noun, worry, distress, pain, depression)
8
worry(noun, state, trouble, feeling, passion)
7
throes(noun, state, feeling, pain, suffering)
7
desolation(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
7
torturing(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
trial(noun, trouble, worry, strain, distress)
6
wound(noun, state, upset, cut, feeling)
6
despair(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
6
depression(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
6
painfulness(noun, pain, resentment, hostility, acrimony)
5
passion(noun, state, feeling, worry, excitement)
5
adversity(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
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