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