4
imprudence(noun, rashness)
4
madness(noun, excitability, rashness)
4
torture(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, hopelessness)
3
anxiousness
3
concern(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, hopelessness)
3
crucialness
3
despondence(noun, sadness, hope, despair, despondency)
3
disconsolateness(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, hopelessness)
3
fear(noun, worry, anxiety, hopelessness)
3
fury(noun, resentment, excitability)
3
thoughtlessness(noun, wildness, rashness, unruliness)
3
worry(noun, trouble, distress, anxiety, sorrow)
2
abasement(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
abjection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
abjectness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
agony(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, hopelessness)
2
anger(noun, excitability)
2
blahs(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
blue funk(expression, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
bummer(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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