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kick in the teeth(expression, idiom, reprimand, snub)
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lack of success(expression, idiom, defeat, blow)
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lamentation(worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
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letdown(defeat, blow, distress, anxiety)
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lugubriosity(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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malcontent(worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
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malcontentment(worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
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maze(trouble, worry, anxiety, struggle)
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melancholia(trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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mental burden(expression, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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millstone(trouble, worry, anxiety, struggle)
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misgiving(sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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moodiness
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mopes(sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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morbidity(sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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mourning(sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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nix(reprimand, snub, rebuke, rejection)
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nonsuccess(defeat, blow, distress, failure)
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nothing doing(expression, reprimand, snub, rebuke)
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pain(distress, depression, gloom, misery)
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