148 entries under sadness topic. ×

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trouble(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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woefulness(noun, distress, sorrow, gloom)
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bummer(noun, distress, pain, sorrow, depression)
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calamity(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, burden)
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cheerlessness(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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curse(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, burden)
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disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, burden)
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dolor(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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down trip(noun, expression, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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ennui(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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infelicity(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
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joylessness(noun, sorrow, misery, dejection)
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letdown(noun, pain, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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malaise(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, pain)
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melancholia(noun, distress, sorrow, depression)
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miserableness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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ordeal(noun, depression, gloom, misery)
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suffering(noun, worry, passion, distress, pain)
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trial(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, distress)
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doldrums(noun, disorder, distress, depression, melancholy)
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