177 entries under unhappiness topic. ×

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dolor(noun, trouble, feeling, drive, worry)
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pang(noun, cut, hurt, worry, passion)
12
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
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care(noun, trouble, worry, regard, concern)
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curse(noun, hurt, worry, pain, depression)
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despair(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disorder)
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vexation(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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desperation(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, sorrow)
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indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
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malaise(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, pain)
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melancholy(noun, trouble, understanding, disorder, worry)
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mortification(noun, trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
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throe(noun, verb, hurt, worry, passion)
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twinge(noun, hurt, worry, passion, wrong)
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want(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, failure)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, passion, anxiety)
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dejection(noun, trouble, understanding, worry, anxiety)
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irritation(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
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misgiving(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
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bummer(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, pain)
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