23
agony(noun, pain, misery, torture)
17
disappointment(noun, feature, characteristic, state, satisfaction)
15
sorrow(noun, melancholy, sadness, grief)
14
sadness(noun, happiness, depression, melancholy, unhappiness)
13
woe(noun, help, favor, happiness, melancholy)
12
heartbreak(noun, misery, mental)
12
unhappiness(noun, cheer, melancholy, sadness)
12
anguish(noun, delight, distress, pain, torment)
10
gloom(noun, delight, cheer, depression, melancholy)
10
regret(noun, sorrow, relief, contentment, lament)
9
misery(noun, ease, pain, cheer, physical)
8
depression(noun, benefit, cheer, melancholy, sadness)
8
disconsolation(noun, benefit, cheer, comfort)
8
mournfulness(noun, benefit, depression, melancholy, sadness)
7
boredom
7
suffering(favor, ease)
7
very upset
6
despondency(noun, depression, melancholy, cheerfulness, dejection)
6
blues(noun, benefit, cheer, happiness, comfort)
6
terror(noun, fear, confidence, calmness)
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