4
sore(noun, adjective, cut, hurt, wrong)
4
sting(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
4
struggle(noun, trouble, pain, test, suffering)
4
unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
4
worrying(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
3
ordeal(noun, upset, trouble, distress, care)
3
rack(noun, distress, pain, torment, misery)
3
suspense
3
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, strain, care)
3
badgering(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
3
bane(noun, distress, pain, misery, suffering)
3
bedevilment(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
3
desolateness
3
despondency(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
3
difficulty(noun, trouble, distress, pain, depression)
3
disquiet(noun, trouble, worry, strain, anxiety)
3
distortion(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
3
disturbance
3
heavy heart(expression, distress, pain, sorrow, torment)
3
jinx(noun, pain, sufferings)
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