4
distress(noun, sorrow, sadness, misery)
4
grief(noun, sorrow, sadness, misery, unhappiness)
4
grimness(noun, dejection)
4
melancholy(noun, sorrow, sadness, misery, unhappiness)
4
mournfulness(noun, dejection)
4
uneasiness(noun, discontentment)
4
woefulness(noun, dejection)
3
angst(noun, discontentment)
3
desolation(noun, misery, unhappiness)
3
discomposure(noun, discontentment)
3
inquietude(noun, discontentment)
3
uncheerfulness
3
uncomfortableness(noun, discontentment)
2
bleakness(noun, misery, unhappiness)
2
blues(noun, dejection)
2
despair(noun, sorrow, sadness, misery, dejection)
2
despondence(noun, discontentment)
2
discouragement(noun, sadness, dejection, hopelessness)
2
disgruntlement(noun, discontentment)
2
disheartenment(noun, dejection)
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