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misery(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, abuse)
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trouble(noun, ruin, concern, blow, strain)
24
distress(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
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adversity(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
23
misfortune(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
21
difficulty(noun, trouble, fix, pass, concern)
21
suffering(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
17
affliction(noun, trouble, charge, hurt, ruin)
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trial(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, concern)
15
tribulation(noun, trouble, charge, worry, blow)
13
calamity(noun, adjective, trouble, ruin, abuse)
13
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, passion)
12
disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
12
woe(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion)
11
ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
11
privation(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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catastrophe(noun, trouble, hurt, ruin, blow)
10
rigor(noun, trouble, easy, blow, difficulty)
10
curse(noun, distress, shock, burden, pain)
9
asperity(noun, fix, easy, difficulty, burden)
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