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allegation(noun, accusation, lawsuit)
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damage(noun, adjective, hurt, wrong, abuse)
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distress(noun, trouble, cut, hurt, worry)
5
groan(noun, protest, complaint)
5
howl(noun, informal, protest, objection, complaint)
5
indignity(noun, adjective, cut, hurt, wrong)
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onus(trouble, concern, strain, burden, weight)
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squawk(noun, charge, dislike, doubt, opposition)
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trouble(noun, bother, worry, concern, strain)
4
bone to pick(noun, expression, idiom, happy, dislike)
4
case(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, protest)
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disservice(noun, adjective, cut, hurt, wrong)
4
grumble(noun, charge, protest, objection, complaint)
4
harm(noun, adjective, cut, hurt, wrong)
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holler(noun, informal, protest, objection, complaint)
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ordeal
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plaint
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protestation(noun, charge, dislike, doubt, opposition)
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resentment(noun, trouble, bother, scorn, pain)
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rigor(noun, trouble, difficulty, protest, lack)
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