72 entries under cheer topic. ×

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unhappiness(noun, melancholy, sadness)
10
gloom(noun, delight, depression, melancholy)
9
misery(noun, ease, pain, physical)
8
depression(noun, benefit, melancholy, sadness)
8
disconsolation(noun, benefit, comfort)
6
blues(noun, benefit, happiness, comfort)
6
worry(verb, comfort)
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heaviness of heart(expression, idiom, benefit, comfort)
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infelicity(noun, comfort, relief)
5
blahs(noun, calm, ease, benefit)
5
bleakness(noun, benefit, hopefulness)
5
fear(noun, worry, ease, anxiety)
5
grief(noun, distress, sorrow, relief)
5
heavyheartedness(noun, benefit, comfort)
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joylessness(noun, sadness, misery, cheerlessness)
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melancholy(noun, depression, sadness)
4
discouragement(noun, melancholy, sadness)
4
abjectness(noun, benefit, comfort)
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anvil chorus(expression, ease, relief)
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badness(noun, help, aid)
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