16
remorse(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
15
torment(noun, trouble, cut, worry, passion)
14
adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
13
depression(noun, ruin, worry, passion, difficulty)
12
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
12
despair(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
12
misfortune(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
12
despondency(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
12
torture(noun, trouble, cut, worry, passion)
11
gloom(noun, worry, passion, distress, anxiety)
10
disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, pain)
10
dolor(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
10
hardship(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, passion)
10
mourning(noun, worry, distress, pain, sorrow)
10
worry(noun, trouble, passion, concern, distress)
9
catastrophe(noun, trouble, ruin, distress, slip)
9
discomfort(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
9
rue(noun, worry, distress, pain, shame)
8
calamity(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
8
ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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