74 entries under sadness topic. ×

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catastrophe(noun, upset, trouble, help, change)
44
calamity(noun, upset, trouble, help, disorder)
35
misfortune(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
29
tragedy(noun, upset, trouble, help, ruin)
21
cataclysm(noun, trouble, help, disorder, ruin)
19
adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, difficulty)
18
trouble(noun, change, ruin, defeat, difficulty)
17
distress(noun, trouble, damage, harm, difficulty)
17
curse(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, shock)
14
misadventure(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, defeat)
14
tribulation(noun, distress, pain, depression, want)
12
affliction(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
12
misery(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, difficulty)
11
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, pain)
10
woe(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, shock)
8
hardship(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
7
trial(noun, trouble, change, ruin, defeat)
7
ordeal(noun, evil, burden, depression)
6
pain(noun, damage, evil, harm, distress)
6
suffering(noun, trouble, damage, harm, difficulty)
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