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clutter(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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disarray(noun, disorder, confusion, uncertainty, mess)
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drawback(noun, catch, difficulty, situation, hindrance)
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obstruction(noun, trouble, catch, difficulty, pain)
7
ramification(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
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sickness(noun, disease)
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complicatedness(noun, difficulty, adversity, complexity, intricacy)
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convolution(noun, complexity)
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disease(noun, disease)
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handicap(noun, catch, disease, difficulty, hindrance)
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hurdle(noun, catch, difficulty, hindrance, problem)
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involution(noun, complexity)
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involvement(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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knot(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
6
perplexity(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, difficulty)
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snarl(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, struggle)
5
chaos(noun, trouble, disorder, confusion, uncertainty)
5
commotion(noun, disorder, confusion, uncertainty, mess)
5
complexness
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development(noun, difficulty, situation, result, consequence)
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