81 entries under distress topic. ×

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disappointment(noun, state, feeling, discontent)
19
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
16
depression(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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despair(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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melancholy(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
12
despondency(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
12
hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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desperation(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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dismay(noun, feeling, worry, anxiety)
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gloominess(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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dispiritedness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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misery(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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frustration(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, back)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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anguish(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
5
downheartedness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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setback(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, back)
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cheerlessness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
4
sadness(noun, trouble, worry, shock)
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bleakness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow)
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