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despair(verb, worry, distress, anxiety)
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despondency(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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depression(worry, distress, anxiety, sorrow)
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misery(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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hopelessness(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
13
melancholy(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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sorrow(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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anguish(worry, distress, anxiety, depression)
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dejection(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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distress(trouble, worry, anxiety, sorrow)
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gloom(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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carelessness(recklessness, wildness, rashness, unruliness)
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foolhardiness(wildness, rashness, unruliness)
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recklessness(wildness, rashness, unruliness)
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discouragement(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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anxiety(upset, worry, fear, hopelessness)
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desolation(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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desperateness(hope, despair, despondency)
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wretchedness(distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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distraction(upset, worry, anxiety, fear)
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