274 entries under noun topic. ×

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misery(trouble, ruin, worry, distress)
35
depression(trouble, disorder, worry, passion)
29
melancholy(trouble, feeling, love, disorder)
26
despondency(trouble, feeling, love, worry)
26
heartbreak(trouble, worry, distress, pain)
22
gloom(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
20
dejection(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
20
anguish(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
18
desperation(worry, distress, anxiety, sorrow)
17
hopelessness(worry, distress, anxiety, sorrow)
17
wretchedness(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
16
discouragement(distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
16
grief(feeling, love, worry, passion)
15
distress(verb, upset, trouble, disorder)
14
desolation(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
13
pessimism(depression, belief, doubt, melancholy)
13
woe(trouble, ruin, worry, passion)
13
sorrow(trouble, feeling, love, worry)
11
despond(verb, drop, give, abandon)
11
gloominess(distress, sorrow, depression, doubt)
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