27
melancholy(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
25
depression(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
24
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
22
despair(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
20
sadness(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
19
gloom(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
18
misery(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
18
grief(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
15
desperation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
13
blues(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
13
unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
12
anguish(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
12
sorrow(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
12
spiritual apathy
11
discouragement(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
11
downheartedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, happy)
11
hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
10
despondence(noun, distress, happy, depression, feelings)
10
disappointment(noun, regret, distress, dismay, state)
10
dispiritedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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