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nihilism(doubt, gloom, suspicion, pessimism)
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petulance(sullenness, sulkiness, peevishness)
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qualm(doubt, uncertainty, impression, guess)
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scepticism
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virulence(hurt, passion, rise, rage)
3
wariness(doubt, uncertainty, impression, guess)
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agnosticism(doubt, uncertainty, disbelief)
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acerbity(cut, hurt, passion, rise)
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acrimony(cut, hurt, passion, rise)
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asperity(resentment, acrimony, discourtesy, unpleasantness)
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cantankerousness(sullenness, sulkiness)
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crabbiness(sullenness, sulkiness)
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defeatism(discouragement, despondency, pessimism, resignation)
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derision(cut, dig, mockery, forcefulness)
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disdain(mockery, irony)
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gall(hurt, passion, rise, rage)
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gloomy outlook(expression, doubt, melancholy, gloom)
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grouchiness(sullenness, sulkiness)
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grumpiness(sullenness, sulkiness)
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hostility(resentment, bitterness, vindictiveness, acrimony)
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