21
disappointment(noun, distress, state, feeling, discontent)
19
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
16
depression(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
13
despair(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
13
disheartenment(noun, anxiety, shock, depression, melancholy)
13
melancholy(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
12
despondency(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
12
hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
9
desperation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
9
check(noun, verb, back, curb, slow)
8
dismay(noun, feeling, worry, distress, anxiety)
8
gloominess(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
7
constraint(noun, curb, restraint, caution, hindrance)
7
damper(noun, curb, restraint, caution, hindrance)
7
dispiritedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
7
impediment(noun, catch, difficulty, curb, restraint)
7
misery(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
7
pessimism(noun, depression, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
6
comedown(noun, back, slow, shame, disappointment)
6
deterrent(noun, catch, difficulty, curb, restraint)
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