7
wretchedness(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
6
bitterness(noun, worry, concern, distress, pain)
6
despondency(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
6
melancholy(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
6
torture(noun, trouble, worry, passion, concern)
5
heavy heart(noun, expression, idiom, distress, pain)
5
brokenheartedness
5
mourning(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
5
remorse(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
5
worry(noun, trouble, passion, concern, distress)
4
angst(noun, pain, sorrow, torment, misery)
4
broken heart(noun, expression, idiom, distress, pain)
4
chagrin
4
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
4
rue(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
3
ache(noun, trouble, worry, passion, care)
3
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
3
care(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
3
concern(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
3
desperation(noun, worry, anxiety, fear, hopelessness)
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