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280 entries under noun topic. ×
| distress(trouble, defeat, worry, blow) | |
| frustration(trouble, defeat, worry, back) | |
| gloom(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow) | |
| hindrance(catch, difficulty, curb, restraint) | |
| prevention(opposition, warning, persuasion, dissuasion) | |
| anguish(distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy) | |
| backset(back, slow, backward, setback) | |
| dissuasion(opposition, caution, warning, persuasion) | |
| downheartedness(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow) | |
| obstacle(defeat, blow, catch, difficulty) | |
| obstruction(catch, difficulty, restraint, hindrance) | |
| setback(trouble, defeat, worry, back) | |
| cheerlessness(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow) | |
| deterrence(opposition, caution, warning, persuasion) | |
| glumness(melancholy, sadness, misery, unhappiness) | |
| rebuff(restraint, snub, caution, hindrance) | |
| sadness(trouble, worry, distress, shock) | |
| anxiety(trouble, worry, shock, stress) | |
| bleakness(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow) | |
| blues(trouble, distress, anxiety, shock) |
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