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defeatism(discouragement, despondency, pessimism, resignation, nihilism)
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defenselessness(noun, weakness, danger, helplessness, subjection)
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disconsolation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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dismay(noun, worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
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dole(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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dolefulness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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dolor(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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downcastness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
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downer(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
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dullness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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ennui(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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forlornness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
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fruitlessness(noun, incompetence, impossibility)
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glumness(noun, depression, doubt, melancholy, sadness)
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grief(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, sorrow)
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heaviness of heart(expression, idiom, trouble, worry, distress)
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heavyheartedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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helplessness(noun, weakness, inability, subjection, powerlessness)
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hollowness
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listlessness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
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