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280 entries under noun topic. ×
| despond(despair, despondency, desperation) | |
| difficulty(worry, catch, anxiety, burden) | |
| disillusionment(defeat, blow, distress, anxiety) | |
| disincentive(curb, restraint, opposition, caution) | |
| dreariness(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow) | |
| ennui(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety) | |
| inhibition | |
| restraint(difficulty, curb, caution, hindrance) | |
| sorrow(trouble, worry, distress, depression) | |
| adversity(defeat, blow, distress, failure) | |
| alarm(anxiety, shock, disappointment, apprehension) | |
| aversion(worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness) | |
| blue funk(expression, trouble, worry, distress) | |
| bummer(trouble, defeat, worry, blow) | |
| chagrin(defeat, worry, blow, distress) | |
| consternation(anxiety, shock, alarm, disappointment) | |
| curb(restraint, caution, hindrance, impediment) | |
| denial(reprimand, snub, rebuke, rejection) | |
| desolation(trouble, worry, distress, anxiety) | |
| despondence(distress, depression, melancholy, sadness) |
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