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coercion(noun, force, burden, weight, gravity)
10
deprivation(noun, failure, want, need, lack)
10
desperation(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, sorrow)
10
dolour(noun, grief)
10
exigency(noun, trouble, help, worry, difficulty)
10
indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
10
malaise(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, pain)
10
melancholy(noun, trouble, understanding, disorder, worry)
10
mortification(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
10
necessity(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, burden)
10
nervousness(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
10
offend(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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persecute(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
10
pester(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
10
sting(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
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throe(noun, verb, hurt, worry, passion)
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twinge(noun, hurt, worry, passion, wrong)
10
want(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, failure)
9
ail(verb, upset, trouble, dull, hurt)
9
angst(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, concern)
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