3
sorrowfulness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
3
spiritlessness(noun, hopelessness)
3
vibes(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
2
agony(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
2
blahs(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
blank despondency(expression, idiom, dejection)
2
blue devils(noun, expression, idiom, distress, sorrow)
2
blue funk(noun, expression, trouble, worry, distress)
2
contemplativeness(noun, thoughtfulness, dejection, musing, reflectiveness)
2
discomfort(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
2
dismals(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
2
dole(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
2
dolor(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
2
dolorousness(noun, dejection)
2
down trip(noun, expression, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
2
downcastness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
2
downer(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
2
dullness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
2
fear(worry, anxiety, depression, melancholy, hopelessness)
2
grimness(noun, dejection)
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