88 entries under strain topic. ×

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load(noun, charge, worry, anxiety)
5
affliction(noun, charge, worry, abuse)
5
force(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
5
hardship(noun, charge, worry, pass)
5
weight(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
4
burden(noun, charge, worry, distress)
4
pressure(noun, trouble, charge, worry, pass)
3
anguish(noun, charge, worry, anxiety)
3
annoyance(noun, trouble, charge, worry, abuse)
3
encumbrance(noun, charge, worry, anxiety)
3
handicap(noun, charge, worry, anxiety)
3
stress(noun, trouble, charge, worry, pass)
3
tribulation(noun, charge, worry, distress)
3
worry(noun, trouble, distress, anxiety)
2
charge(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
2
cumber(burden, responsibility, pressure, weight)
2
cumbrance(responsibility, load)
2
deadweight(burden, responsibility, pressure, weight)
2
incubus(noun, charge, worry, anxiety)
2
millstone(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety)
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