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ache(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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throe(noun, verb, state, trouble, feeling)
15
despair(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
15
melancholy(noun, adjective, trouble, worry, passion)
14
depression(noun, trouble, worry, passion, difficulty)
14
rue(noun, verb, state, trouble, feeling)
14
angst(noun, state, feeling, distress, anxiety)
13
agonize(noun, verb, upset, trouble, help)
13
desolation(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
13
unhappiness(noun, trouble, charge, bother, worry)
13
worry(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
12
fret(verb, action, trouble, worry, desire)
12
tribulation(noun, trouble, charge, bother, worry)
11
despondency(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
11
afflict(noun, verb, upset, help, attack)
11
discomfort(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
11
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
11
dolor(noun, state, trouble, feeling, worry)
10
ail(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, disturb)
10
desperation(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, depression)
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