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despondency(noun, depression, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
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discouragement(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, struggle)
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dissatisfaction(noun, disappointment, unhappiness, frustration, discontent)
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doldrums(noun, depression, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
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downer(reverse, trial, suffering, misfortune, heartache)
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downheartedness(noun, depression, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
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drooping spirits(expression, idiom, dejection)
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exigency(noun, trouble, worry, pass, anxiety)
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exploitation(noun, neglect, maltreatment)
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federalism
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gloom(noun, depression, melancholy, sadness, unhappiness)
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harassment(noun, trouble, worry, abuse, harm)
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harshness(noun, misery, hardship, cruelty, domination)
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heaviness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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hopelessness(noun, worry, anxiety, disappointment, unhappiness)
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ill-treatment(noun, neglect, torture, inexpedience, exploitation)
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incubus(noun, charge, worry, strain, anxiety)
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infliction(torture, harassment)
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iron boot(noun, expression)
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iron heel(expression, idiom, severity)
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