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apprehension(noun, trouble, worry, regard, concern)
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discourage(verb, upset, dull, reduce, bother)
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fret(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, passion, anxiety)
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mental pressure
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confinement(noun, force, burden, weight, punishment)
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embarrassment(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
8
push(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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tension(noun, trouble, force, worry, concern)
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tragedy(noun, sadness, disaster, catastrophe, anguish)
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violence(noun, force, compulsion, intimidation)
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chafe(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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dejection(noun, trouble, understanding, worry, anxiety)
7
disconcert(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
7
unsettle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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bad luck(noun, expression, trouble, difficulty, pain)
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blight(noun, verb, break, cut, hurt)
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concussion(noun, force, compulsion, devastation, astonishment)
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disorder(noun, verb, upset, defeat, worry)
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duress(noun, force, fix, pass, burden)
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