167 entries under distress topic. ×

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downer(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock)
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penury(noun, pass, difficulty, failure)
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torture(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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unhappiness(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion)
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problem(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar)
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anguish(noun, trouble, charge, worry, passion)
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bad news(noun, expression, trouble, fix, ruin)
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despair(noun, worry, passion, pain)
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famine(noun, pass, difficulty, failure)
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impecuniosity(noun, pass, difficulty, failure)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, failure)
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indigence(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty)
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lack(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty)
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misadventure(noun, trouble, ruin, blow)
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neediness(noun, pass, difficulty, failure)
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pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, failure)
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persecution(noun, abuse, burden, want)
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pinch(noun, trouble, fix, pass, difficulty)
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straits(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty)
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stress(noun, charge, fix, worry, pass)
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