2
begin
2
blight(verb, frustrate, confound, foil)
2
blues(noun, feeling, distress, shock, disappointment)
2
bulldoze(upset, worry, shock, agitate, fear)
2
bummer(noun, feeling, distress, shock, disappointment)
2
check
2
concern(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
2
dash(verb, upset, dull, reduce, restrain)
2
debase(verb, upset, dull, reduce, slow)
2
dejection(noun, disappointment, despondency, pessimism)
2
despondency(noun, disappointment, pessimism)
2
deter(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
2
discomfiture(noun, upset, agitation, disappointment, disquiet)
2
disgust(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
2
disincline(verb, depress, humble, discourage, deter)
2
disquietude(noun, distress, anxiety, horror, dread)
2
downer(noun, feeling, distress, shock, disappointment)
2
dumps(noun, feeling, distress, shock, disappointment)
2
emotion(noun, excitement, anxiety, agitation, fear)
2
excitement(noun, anxiety, fear, nervousness, unease)
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