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despair(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, distress)
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gloom(noun, stop, upset, trouble, control)
21
heartbreak(noun, trouble, worry, blow, distress)
20
despondency(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
20
hardship(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, abuse)
19
adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, blow, difficulty)
19
trouble(noun, ruin, worry, concern, evil)
16
calamity(noun, trouble, ruin, wrong, abuse)
16
heartache(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
15
dejection(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
14
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, concern, blow)
13
ache(noun, trouble, hurt, disorder, distress)
13
curse(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, wrong)
12
catastrophe(noun, trouble, ruin, wrong, blow)
12
ordeal(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
11
desperation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
11
disaster(noun, trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
11
discomfort(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, blow)
11
twinge(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, damage)
10
dolor(noun, trouble, feeling, drive, worry)
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