6
distress(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
6
frustration(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, back)
6
gloom(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
6
hindrance(noun, catch, difficulty, curb, restraint)
6
prevention(noun, opposition, warning, persuasion, dissuasion)
5
anguish(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
5
backset(noun, back, slow, backward, setback)
5
discouragements(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
dissuasion(noun, opposition, caution, warning, persuasion)
5
downheartedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
5
obstacle(noun, defeat, blow, catch, difficulty)
5
obstruction(noun, catch, difficulty, restraint, hindrance)
5
setback(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, back)
4
cheerlessness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
4
deterrence(noun, opposition, caution, warning, persuasion)
4
glumness(noun, melancholy, sadness, misery, unhappiness)
4
rebuff(noun, restraint, snub, caution, hindrance)
4
sadness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, shock)
3
annulment(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, shock, stress)
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