4
sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
4
tribulation(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
4
unfairness(noun, adjective, wrong, damage, abuse)
3
affront(noun, adjective, hurt, wrong, damage)
3
annoyance(noun, action, trouble, charge, worry)
3
bellyache(noun, protest, objection, complaint, grumble)
3
calamity(adjective, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
3
crying evil(expression, idiom, evil)
3
demur(noun, dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition)
3
difficulty(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
3
exception(noun, dislike, disagreement, doubt, opposition)
3
grief(noun, worry, pain, sorrow, want)
3
ill(noun, adjective, cut, hurt, wrong)
3
lamentation(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
3
moan(noun, charge, protest, objection, complaint)
3
oppression(noun, trouble, worry, wrong, slight)
3
pet peeve(noun, expression, dislike, hate, bitterness)
3
remonstrance(noun, charge, dislike, disagreement, doubt)
3
remonstration(noun, charge, dislike, disagreement, doubt)
3
scruple(noun, dislike, doubt, opposition, protest)
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