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dumps(distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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glumness(doubt, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
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hardship(worry, passion, distress, pain)
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low spirits(expression, sorrow, depression, doubt)
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torture(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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mourning(trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
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trouble(verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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woefulness(distress, sorrow, sadness, gloom)
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bummer(distress, pain, sorrow, depression)
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calamity(trouble, ruin, distress, burden)
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cheerlessness(distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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concern(feeling, love, worry, passion)
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contemplativeness(thoughtfulness, dejection, musing, reflectiveness)
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cowardice(distress, anxiety, fear, alarm)
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curse(trouble, ruin, distress, burden)
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disaster(trouble, ruin, distress, burden)
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dolor(trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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dolour
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down trip(expression, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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emotion(state, feeling, passion, excitement)
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