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cheerlessness(noun, trouble, worry, sorrow, depression)
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crucify(verb, trouble, hurt, bother, disturb)
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despondency(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, passion)
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discompose(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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dishearten(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
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disturbance(noun, upset, trouble, disorder, defeat)
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drag(noun, verb, upset, trouble, dull)
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fluster(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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foreboding(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
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gnaw(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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harm(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
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horror(noun, feeling, anxiety, shock, sorrow)
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insult(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
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lack(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, want)
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panic(noun, verb, upset, trouble, worry)
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penury(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
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pierce(noun, hurt)
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pity(noun, feeling, understanding, sympathy, compassion)
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provoke(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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rigor(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, care)
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