48 entries under distress topic. ×

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desolation(noun, trouble, area, worry)
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gloominess(noun, trouble, worry, shade)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, shade)
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depression(noun, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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cheerlessness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
5
sadness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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dejection(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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despair(noun, sorrow, sadness, gloom)
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desperation(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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despondency(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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dreariness(noun, trouble, worry, shade)
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hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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discouragement(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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dispiritedness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
3
melancholy(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
3
misery(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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anguish(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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blahs(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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blue funk(noun, expression, trouble, worry)
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bummer(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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