140 entries under distress topic. ×

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cheerlessness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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concern(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
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cowardice(noun, anxiety, fear, alarm)
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curse(noun, trouble, ruin, burden)
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disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, burden)
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dolor(noun, trouble, worry, passion)
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ennui(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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heavy heart(expression, pain, sorrow, melancholy)
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melancholia(noun, sorrow, depression, sadness)
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suffering(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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trial(noun, trouble, ruin, worry)
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doldrums(noun, disorder, depression, melancholy)
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bitterness(noun, pain, sorrow, depression)
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catastrophe(noun, pain, depression, sadness)
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lowness(noun, sorrow, sadness, gloom)
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misfortune(noun, pain, sorrow, depression)
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abjection(noun, sorrow, sadness, woe)
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affliction(noun, trouble, ruin, worry)
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agitation(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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alarm(noun, anxiety, dismay, horror)
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