10
resentment(noun, hurt, worry, passion, slight)
9
plague(noun, trouble, bother, concern, blow)
9
tenderness(noun, distress, pain, ache, sensitivity)
8
botheration(noun, trouble, act, feeling, bother)
8
headache(noun, trouble, bother, concern, strain)
8
pest(noun, trouble, person, bother, worry)
8
shame(noun, trouble, care, pain, cross)
8
temper(noun, passion, rise, fit, anger)
7
excitation
7
irritability(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
7
upset(noun, state, trouble, bother, anxiety)
7
worry(noun, trouble, concern, strain, difficulty)
7
wrath(noun, hurt, passion, slight, rise)
6
irritant(noun, trouble, bother, strain, difficulty)
6
affliction(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
6
animosity(noun, hurt, passion, rise, temper)
6
chafing(noun, pain, contact, soreness, abrasion)
6
chagrin(noun, upset, trouble, worry, passion)
6
difficulty(noun, trouble, bother, worry, blow)
6
discontent(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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