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suffer(upset, trouble, hurt, disturb)
9
sweat out(expression, phrasal verb, action, pain)
8
be brokenhearted(expression, action, desire, pain)
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be sad(expression, action, desire, pain)
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burden(noun, trouble, charge, bother)
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curse(noun, help, attack, hurt)
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long for(expression, phrasal verb, action, desire)
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mourn(action, pain, sorrow, suffering)
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plague(noun, trouble, help, attack)
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smart(noun, upset, trouble, hurt)
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sting(noun, upset, disturb, distress)
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wear black(expression, action, desire, pain)
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wound(noun, state, upset, cut)
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wring hands(expression, action, desire, pain)
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carry a heavy load(expression, idiom, action, trouble)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, action, upset)
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distress oneself(expression, action, trouble, bother)
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get into a dither(expression, idiom, action, trouble)
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hit where one lives(expression, idiom, action, upset)
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lose sleep over(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, action)
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APASmart Define. (2016). anguish thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/anguish/thesaurus/synonyms
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