1
adversity(pain, adversity)
1
agonize over(verb, expression, consider, worry, fret)
1
be apathetic(sulk, languish, pine, brood, pout)
1
be disregarded(verb, break, fail, weaken, suffer)
1
be down in the mouth(sulk, languish, pine, brood, pout)
1
be gloomy(sulk, languish, pine, brood, pout)
1
be hopeless(verb, drop, destroy, abandon, yield)
1
be in a funk(sulk, languish, pine, brood, pout)
1
be in brown study(verb, consider, worry, fret, contemplate)
1
be neglected(verb, break, fail, weaken, suffer)
1
become suicidal
1
bleed(verb, consider, worry, idle, fret)
1
chafe(sulk, languish, pine, brood, pout)
1
chafe inwardly(verb, expression, consider, worry, fret)
1
conk out(verb, expression, break, fail, weaken)
1
consider(worry, fret, contemplate, entertain, grieve)
1
daunt
1
daunts
1
daydream(verb, consider, worry, fret, contemplate)
1
decline(verb, break, fail, weaken, suffer)
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